| The Kalevala: Or, Poems of the Kaleva District Contributor(s): Lönnrot, Elias (Compiled by), Magoun, Francis Peabody (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0674500105 ISBN-13: 9780674500105 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $33.73 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1985 Annotation: The national folk epic of Finland is here presented in an English translation that is both scholarly and eminently readable. The lyrical passages and poetic images, the wry humor, the tall-tale extravagance, and the homely realism of the 'Kaevala' come through with extraordinary effectiveness. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General - Poetry | Medieval |
| Dewey: 894.54 |
| LCCN: 63019142 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 9.2" (1.60 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Scandinavian - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The national folk epic of Finland is here presented in an English translation that is both scholarly and eminently readable. To avoid the imprecision and metrical monotony of earlier verse translations, Francis Magoun has used prose, printed line for line as in the original so that repetitions, parallelisms, and variations are readily apparent. The lyrical passages and poetic images, the wry humor, the tall-tale extravagance, and the homely realism of the Kalevala come through with extraordinary effectiveness. |