The national folk epic of Finland is here presented in an English translation that is both scholarly and eminently readable. To avoid the imprecision and metrical monotony of earlier verse translations, Francis Magoun has used prose, printed line for line as in the original so that repetitions, parallelisms, and variations are readily apparent. The lyrical passages and poetic images, the wry humor, the tall-tale extravagance, and the homely realism of the Kalevala come through with extraordinary effectiveness.
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The national folk epic of Finland is here presented in an English translation that is both scholarly and eminently readable. To avoid the imprecision and metrical monotony of earlier verse translations, Francis Magoun has used prose, printed line for line as in the original so that repetitions, parallelisms, and variations are readily apparent. The lyrical passages and poetic images, the wry humor, the tall-tale extravagance, and the homely realism of the Kalevala come through with extraordinary effectiveness.
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Very Good. Size: 8vo-over 7? -9? " tall; Published by Harvard University Press, 1985. Twelfth Printing, 1997. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. A Prose Translation with Foreword and Appendices by Francis Peabody Magoun, Jr. 9.65x6x1". 440 pages. Magoun has used prose, printed line for line as in the original so that repetitions, parallelisms, and variations are apparent. The lyrical passages and poetic images, wry humor, tall-tale extravagance, and homely realism of the Kalevala come through with great effectiveness. Blue wrappers with a favorite Finish decorative motif, black and white titles, clean, rubbed along edges and hinge; tight and solid glued binding, square; pages spotless, unmarked, no creases. The national folk ethic of Finland is presented in an English translation that is both scholarly and eminently readable. This authoritative new translation together with the materials in the volume which contains relating the poetic style of the Finnish songs to the style of other orally composed poetry, is especially significant to students of European folklore. "Into the shifting of tone from lyrically tragic poems to those about warfare, from wedding lays to sheer horseplay, Magoun has infuse the unmistakable rhythm and diction of our own language--the Kalevala is a monumental work". 1985, Harvard University Press.
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