Her forløses den finske 'folkesjæl' kunstnerisk gennem skildringer af magi og natur.Kalevala består af 50 sange, versfortællinger som blev indsamlet blandt den finske almue. De blev nedskrevet efter mundtlig tradition og udgivet i sin nuværende form i 1849 af Elias Lönnrot. EnglishKalevala is Finland's answer to the Icelandic Sagas and the Homeric poems.In this great epic, the battle between to countries or landscapes, Kalevala and Pohjola, is depicted. The main characters are 'Old and Trusty Väinämöinen', 'the Skilful Blacksmith Ilmarinen' and 'Reckless Lemminkäinen'.Kalevala is the Finnish National Epic. This is where the Finnish 'national mind' is redeemed artistically through depictions of magic and nature.Kalevala consists of 50 songs, narratives in verse that were gathered among the Finnish peasants. They were written down from the oral tradition and published in their present form in 1849 by Elias Lönnrot.Forlagets emneord: Litteratur - Nærorientalske studier - Folkeeventyr - Identitet - Epos - Finland - Dansk