Kullervo
An extract from the tragedy Kullervo (1864). Introduction by David Barrett The plot of the Kullervo story as told in the Kalevala: Untamo defeats his brother Kalervo’s army, and Kalervo’s son Kullervo...
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In February 1860, the Finnish Literature Society, under the chairmanship of Elias Lönnrot, met to hear the judges’ reports on the entries for a drama competition: the Society was offering a substantial...
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Paavo Haavikko wrote this manuscript for the television series Rauta-aika (‘Age of iron’), broadcast in 1982. lt also appeared as a book in 1982, complemented by Kullervon tarina (‘Kullervo’s story’ )...
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An English translation by Anselm Hollo of Runo XI from Kalevala 1999, Kai Nieminen’s new translation of the national epic (1849), into contemporary Finnish. Interview with Kai Nieminen by Anselm Hollo...
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Kai Nieminen has translated the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, from its ancient poetic Finnish into modern language. Anselm Hollo has in turn translated an extract of Nieminen’s version into...
View ArticleKalevalan kulttuurihistoria [A cultural history of the Kalevala]
Kalevalan kulttuurihistoria [A cultural history of the Kalevala] Toim. [Ed. by] Piela, Ulla & Knuuttila, Seppo & Laaksonen, Pekka Helsinki: Finnish Literature Society, 2008. 578 p., ill. ISBN...
View ArticleIrma-Riitta Järvinen: Kalevala Guide
Kalevala Guide Helsinki: Finnish Literature Society, 2010. 127 p., ill. ISBN 978-952-222-193-3 € 24.90, paperback This book is a brief but comprehensive English-language guide to the Finnish national...
View ArticleKullervo: to be, or not?
The curse of Kullervo by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1899, in the Finnish Art Museum Ateneum) A young man is born a slave under stars that augur ill for him. He is maltreated and betrayed from birth. He...
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Kullervo the (anti)hero by Gene Kurkijärvi A cornucopia of exciting plots and strange characters, the mythic epic Kalevala has inspired innumerable artists since its first publication in the 1830s. A...
View ArticleKalevala maailmalla. Kalevalan käännösten kulttuurihistoria [The Kalevala in...
Kalevala maailmalla. Kalevalan käännösten kulttuurihistoria [The Kalevala in the world. A cultural history of Kalevala translations] Toim. [Ed. by]: Petja Aarnipuu Helsinki: Finnish Literature Society...
View ArticleKirjailijoiden Kalevala [The writer’s Kalevala]
Kirjailijoiden Kalevala [The writer’s Kalevala] Toim. [Ed. by]: Antti Tuuri, Ulla Piela ja Seppo Knuuttila (Kalevalaseuran vuosikirja 92, the Kalevala Society’s yearbook 92) Helsinki: Suomalaisen...
View ArticleAngry epic heroes?
Action man: Väinämöinen fights the Hag of the North. Painting by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1896 (Turku Art Museum). Wikipedia The Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, is the inspiration for a grand-scale...
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Kullervo’s curse. Painting by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1899) Finland’s national epic adapted for the stage by Finland’s national writer: best known as the author of the first significant novel in...
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