Kalevala Finnish World Literature

Kalevala Finnish World Literature

Kalevala is the Finnish national epic published by Elias Lönnrot in 1835 and 1849. It is a collection of fifty cantos based on Finnish-Karelian oral poetry.

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Kalevala - A short introduction to the epic and Kalevala-inspired art.
The Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland - 1888 English translation by John Martin Crawford. In plain text, or as a zip file, at Project Gutenberg.
Juminkeko - An information center for the Kalevala and Karelian culture.
Kalevala: From Myth to Symbol - How Finnish-Karelian oral poetry became a symbol of national consciousness.
Kalevalaisen Runokielen Seura (KaRuSe) - A society that aims to revive the Kalevala meter. Rules of the trochaic tetrameter in English.
Kalevala - The Finnish National Epic - Virtual Finland's introduction to Elias Lönnrot's epic and its influence on Finnish arts and culture.
Kanteletar - Brief information about the collection of lyrics and ballads created as a companion work to the Kalevala.
The Kalevala - A complete English translation from 1888, cross-linked to the Finnish text.

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