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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.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. From folk tradition to fantasy On J. R. R. Tolkien On role models, ancient heroes The Kalevalas of Lönnrot The Kalevala Tolkien knew Tolkien’s works What did Tolkien think of the Kalevala? The merging of Finnish language and the Kalevala in Tolkien 3. The story of the Kalevala and Tolkien’s fantasy world World creation and world order Song battles and quests before marriage The Sampo and the Silmarils Interludes The end of the tale 4 The Kalevalaic parts of Tolkien’s world The might of singing, music and words Nature and the elements On Väinämöinen On Louhi On Ilmarinen On Kullervo 5. Conclusion Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Jyrki Korpua, PhD, is a researcher of literature at the University of Oulu. His books include Alussa oli Sana – Raamattu ja kirjallisuus (“The Bible and Literature”, 2016, in Finnish), New Perspectives to Dystopian Fiction (2020, edited with Saija Isomaa & Jouni Teittinen) and The Mythopoeic Code of Tolkien: A Christian Platonic Reading of the Legendarium (2021). His research interests include theological literary history, utopian and dystopian studies, Tolkien studies and mythopoetic game studies.

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"Jyrki Korpua brings new depth to Tolkien’s world-building with his delightful introduction to the song-built world of the Kalevala, which both inspired Tolkien’s earliest stories and resonates throughout his legendarium from the music of Creation to the songs of Tom Bombadil." Rachel Fulton Brown, Associate Professor of Medieval History, Fundamentals, and the College, The University of Chicago, USA


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781032852270
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 108
  • Weight: 280 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1032852275
  • Publisher Date: 19 Aug 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Routledge Focus on Literature
  • Width: 138 mm


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