false 2139674 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg 400869 28 390284 book 1907 Kalevala: The Land of the Heroes total:219|5:85|4:75|3:50|2:7|1:2| 219 891 437 36 227234 4.06 225 38 15004477 891299 319444 0674500105 9780674500105 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238613099m/319444.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238613099s/319444.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319444.The_Kalevala_Or_Poems_of_the_Kaleva_District 4.20 41 1907 5 1 false Sat Feb 09 15:02:12 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 15:24:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1509909 77345 400823 0766189384 9780766189386 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443164m/400823.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443164s/400823.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400823.The_Kalevala_The_Epic_Poem_Of_Finland 5.00 6 1907 5 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue May 29 06:32:02 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 06:32:21 -0700 2007 my site. Captivating reading for such an ancient poem. Certain things
are not PC for today, for example where it describes when and how it
may be appropriate to beat your wife. However, the spirit and poetry
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The words have served as vivid memories for my short visit. The English translation is rather easy to read compared with the...more...]]> 14987461 600126 400869 019283570X 9780192835703 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236m/400869.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236s/400869.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400869.The_Kalevala_An_Epic_Poem_after_Oral_Tradition 4.03 115 1907 4 1 false Sat Feb 09 10:56:22 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 11:11:27 -0800 2008
Interesting story about how it came to be: Lonnrot went into the Finnish countryside in...more...]]> 701933 58321 319445 9511101374 9789511101376 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173733860m/319445.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173733860s/319445.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319445.The_Kalevala_Epic_of_the_Finnish_People 4.04 25 1907 4 1 false Fri Apr 13 05:12:39 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 13 05:15:42 -0700 2007
The Kalevala is the Finnish epic poem written by Lonnrot in 1839. He went around collecting runos (song poems) and he put them together (and added some) to create this poem.

My friends...more...]]> 20587988 1093776 319445 9511101374 9789511101376 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173733860m/319445.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173733860s/319445.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319445.The_Kalevala_Epic_of_the_Finnish_People 4.07 219 1907 5 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sun Apr 20 12:54:45 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 12:58:14 -0700 2008 354548 11546 400869 019283570X 9780192835703 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236m/400869.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236s/400869.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400869.The_Kalevala_An_Epic_Poem_after_Oral_Tradition 4.07 219 1907 5 1 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 20 19:14:36 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 16:52:39 -0800 2009
I'm still puzzling over the translator's note to his use of the name "Rocky Horror". :)]]> 11033530 667775 400869 019283570X 9780192835703 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236m/400869.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236s/400869.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400869.The_Kalevala_An_Epic_Poem_after_Oral_Tradition 4.07 219 1907 0 0 false Wed Dec 26 10:59:24 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 23 14:53:43 -0800 2008
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Includes modernisms, like a Rocky Horror Show reference as an equivalent bad guy image.
I'm also intrigued by...more...]]> 64083996 2522489 400869 019283570X 9780192835703 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236m/400869.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236s/400869.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400869.The_Kalevala_An_Epic_Poem_after_Oral_Tradition 4.07 219 1907 4 0 false Sun Jul 19 08:29:02 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 12:12:40 -0700 2009 Väinämöinen,...more...]]> 32604893 868069 400869 019283570X 9780192835703 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236m/400869.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236s/400869.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400869.The_Kalevala_An_Epic_Poem_after_Oral_Tradition 4.07 219 1907 5 1 false Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 08:54:46 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 08:57:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 75293843 2864321 400869 019283570X 9780192835703 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236m/400869.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236s/400869.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400869.The_Kalevala_An_Epic_Poem_after_Oral_Tradition 4.07 219 1907 4 0 false Wed Oct 21 15:18:16 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 15:19:10 -0700 2009 55356531 1096765 319451 0485120488 9780485120486 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1259282102m/319451.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1259282102s/319451.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319451.Kalevala_The_Land_of_the_Heroes 4.00 3 Kalevala is the great Finnish epic of ancient life in the Far North. It tells how with magic and sword the Northern heroes fought for survival against the powers of darkness. It recounts dangerous journeys over land and sea; the boisterous celebration of weddings and rituals; the hunting of the bear and journeying with the shaman to the Otherworld.Finally, we share the heroes' joy as they celebrate in song and music the taming of the land of Kalevala and its salvation from its enemies.

Kalevala became for the Finns a cornerstone of their struggle for a national culture and identity; and a continuing source of inspiration both in the arts and in national life.

Today, leading poets, artists, composers and film directors make it the subject of their work; this stimulates fast and furious debate in the media. Nor has the Kalevala lost its power to captivate the world at large. In 1983 a Finnish TV film of the adventures of a Kalevala hero won the coveted Prix d'Italia at the Naples Film Festival.

The text is based upon W.F. Kirby's translation, still unmatched in communicating the sweep and grandeur of the original. It has a new Introduction and commentary by Dr M.A. Branch, Director of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies in the University of London. Dr Branch is the author of several works on Finnish cultural history and folklore.]]> 1907 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri May 08 06:15:14 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 06:15:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 64487638 2185083 400869 019283570X 9780192835703 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236m/400869.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236s/400869.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400869.The_Kalevala_An_Epic_Poem_after_Oral_Tradition 4.07 219 1907 0 0 false Wed Jul 22 03:45:47 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 03:46:55 -0700 2009 69769521 2522489 6791782 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6791782-kalevala 3.00 1 1907 3 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 01 21:44:56 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 21:44:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5352029 325179 319445 9511101374 9789511101376 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173733860m/319445.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173733860s/319445.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319445.The_Kalevala_Epic_of_the_Finnish_People 4.07 219 1907 3 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 08:41:52 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 08:41:52 -0700 2007 more...]]> 28119047 1240041 319445 9511101374 9789511101376 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173733860m/319445.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173733860s/319445.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319445.The_Kalevala_Epic_of_the_Finnish_People 4.07 219 1907 1 0 false Wed Jul 23 19:07:13 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 19:12:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 27037178 1059538 400869 019283570X 9780192835703 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236m/400869.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236s/400869.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400869.The_Kalevala_An_Epic_Poem_after_Oral_Tradition 4.07 219 1907 4 0 false Sat Jul 12 09:16:02 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 09:22:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 75494846 266983 400869 019283570X 9780192835703 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236m/400869.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174443236s/400869.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400869.The_Kalevala_An_Epic_Poem_after_Oral_Tradition 4.07 219 1907 3 0 false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 23 10:08:18 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 21:13:28 -0800 2009 I said
I formed into words
speaking thus
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