Tolkien And The Kalevala
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Author |
: Jyrki Korpua |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 129 |
Release |
: 2024-08-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781040151617 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1040151612 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tolkien and the Kalevala by : Jyrki Korpua
This book explores J. R. R. Tolkien’s unique and warm relationship to the Kalevala, a poem usually hailed as the Finnish and Karelian national epic, compiled, edited and partly revisioned from older folk poetry by Finnish scholar Elias Lönnrot in the 19th century. J. R. R. Tolkien, an Oxford academic and the greatest author of the 20th-century fantasy, creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was fascinated from early on by the Kalevala. Tolkien himself described the Kalevala as “a germ” of his fantasy fiction.
Author |
: J.R.R. Tolkien |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins |
Total Pages |
: 197 |
Release |
: 2016-04-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780544706323 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0544706323 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Story Of Kullervo by : J.R.R. Tolkien
“Shows how Finnish mythology and folk tales were instrumental to how Tolkien created his own legendarium.”—Boston Globe Kullervo, son of Kalervo, is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien’s characters. “Hapless Kullervo,” as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny. Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and tried three times to kill him when he was still a boy, Kullervo is alone save for the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and the magical powers of the black dog Musti, who guards him. When Kullervo is sold into slavery he swears revenge on the magician, but he will learn that even at the point of vengeance there is no escape from the cruelest of fates. Tolkien himself said that The Story of Kullervo was “the germ of my attempt to write legends of my own,” and was “a major matter in the legends of the First Age.” Tolkien’s Kullervo is the clear ancestor of Túrin Turambar, the tragic incestuous hero of The Silmarillion. Published with the author’s drafts, notes, and lecture essays on its source work, the Kalevala, The Story of Kullervo is a foundation stone in the structure of Tolkien’s invented world. “A fascinating read.”—NPR
Author |
: Juha Y. Pentikainen |
Publisher |
: Indiana University Press |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 1999-09-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0253213525 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780253213525 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Kalevala Mythology, Revised Edition by : Juha Y. Pentikainen
It was the Kalevala that initiated the process leading to the foundation of Finnish identity during the nineteenth century and was, therefore, one of the crucial factors in the formation of Finland as a new nation in the twentieth century.
Author |
: Christopher A. Snyder |
Publisher |
: Union Square & Co. |
Total Pages |
: 325 |
Release |
: 2013-10-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781402792229 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1402792220 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Making of Middle-earth by : Christopher A. Snyder
J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings consistently tops polls as the best-loved literary work of all time. Now medieval scholar and Tolkien expert Christopher Snyder presents the most in-depth exploration yet of Tolkien's source materials for Middle-earth—from the languages, poetry, and mythology of medieval Europe and ancient Greece to the halls of Oxford and the battlefields of World War I. Fueled by the author's passion for all things Tolkien, this richly illustrated book also reveals the surprisingly pervasive influence of Tolkien's timeless fantasies on modern culture.
Author |
: Jane Chance |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 278 |
Release |
: 2001-10-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813170862 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813170869 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tolkien's Art by : Jane Chance
" J.R.R. Tolkien's zeal for medieval literary, religious, and cultural ideas deeply influenced his entire life and provided the seeds for his own fiction. In Tolkien's Art, Chance discusses not only such classics as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, but focuses on his minor works as well, outlining in detail the sources and influences–from pagan epic to Christian legend-that formed the foundation of Tolkien's masterpieces, his "mythology for England."
Author |
: Elias Lönnrot |
Publisher |
: Penguin UK |
Total Pages |
: 501 |
Release |
: 2021-04-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780241403075 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0241403073 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Kalevala by : Elias Lönnrot
'One of the great mythic poems of Europe' The New York Times Sharing its title with the poetic name for Finland - 'the land of heroes' - Kalevala is the soaring epic poem of its people, a work rich in magic and myth which tells the story of a nation through the ages from the dawn of creation. Sung by rural Finns since prehistoric times, and formally compiled by Elias Lönnrot in the nineteenth century, it is a landmark of Finnish culture and played a vital role in galvanizing its national identity in the decades leading to independence. Its themes, however, reach beyond borders and search the heart of human existence. Translated with an Introduction by Eino Friberg
Author |
: J.R.R. Tolkien |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins |
Total Pages |
: 512 |
Release |
: 2014-02-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780544363793 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0544363795 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Letters Of J.r.r. Tolkien by : J.R.R. Tolkien
This collection will entertain all who appreciate the art of masterful letter writing. The Letters of J.R.R Tolkien sheds much light on Tolkien's creative genius and grand design for the creation of a whole new world: Middle-earth. Featuring a radically expanded index, this volume provides a valuable research tool for all fans wishing to trace the evolution of THE HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
Author |
: Jane Chance |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 422 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 081312963X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780813129631 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (3X Downloads) |
Synopsis Tolkien and the Invention of Myth: A Reader by : Jane Chance
[In this book, the] essays illuminate the crucial episodes, characters, style, language, and concpets central to Tolkien's complex world.-Dust jacket.
Author |
: Mauri Kunnas |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 30 |
Release |
: 1992 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9511124420 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789511124429 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Canine Kalevala by : Mauri Kunnas
Recasts the legendary adventures of three Finnish heroes who are rivals for the hand of the Maiden of Pohja with characters from a tribe of wild and wooly dogs of the gloomy North.
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 388 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105211721910 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tolkien Studies by :