Kalevala
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For the first time in more than one and a half centuries, the first prosaic translation of Kalevala, prepared by the famous St. Petersburg publisher and writer Eduard Andreevich Granostrem in 1881, returns to Russian readers.
The world-famous Karelian-Finnish epos “Kalevala”, which was based on the ancient folk songs, are on significance and beauty on a par with the Scandinavian "Edda", the German "Song of the Nibelungs" and Homer"s "Iliad". Under the influence of this epic, dozens of masterpieces were created, such as the “Silmarillion "," Hobbit "and" Lord of the Rings "John Tolkien, who, inventing the language of the elves, imitated the sound of the tunes of the" Kalevala.
A distinctive feature of our publication is not only a wonderful classic translation, but also for the first time collected in one edition, the rare illustrations created by the classics of the Finnish, European and Russian book graphics
The world-famous Karelian-Finnish epos “Kalevala”, which was based on the ancient folk songs, are on significance and beauty on a par with the Scandinavian "Edda", the German "Song of the Nibelungs" and Homer"s "Iliad". Under the influence of this epic, dozens of masterpieces were created, such as the “Silmarillion "," Hobbit "and" Lord of the Rings "John Tolkien, who, inventing the language of the elves, imitated the sound of the tunes of the" Kalevala.
A distinctive feature of our publication is not only a wonderful classic translation, but also for the first time collected in one edition, the rare illustrations created by the classics of the Finnish, European and Russian book graphics
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Modern Literature
- Category:Poetry & Literature
- Category:Esoteric, Folklore & Myth
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Molded
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:6+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00185-294-0
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