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Product Identifiers
PublisherFinnish Literature Society, Finland
ISBN-109517179383
ISBN-139789517179386
eBay Product ID (ePID)1891636
Product Key Features
Book TitleFinnish Folklore
Number of Pages298 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Folklore & Mythology, General
Publication Year2000
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Social Science
AuthorLeea Virtanen
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight22.2 Oz
Item Length6.9 in
Item Width9.8 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN00-131954
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal398.2094897
SynopsisThis book presents an overview of Finnish folklore from the nineteenth century to the present. The Nordic country of Finland has been influenced by both east and west and serves as an excellent showcase of European folklore in general. Guided by Finnish Folklore, readers will learn how folklore has been collected and researched in Finland, what regional distinctions exist in the country's traditions, and how traditions have changed in the process of modernization. An extensive anthology section features ancient alliterative poetry, such as formed the basis of the Finnish national epic Kalevala. The book contains translated examples of rhymed folk songs, folktales, legends, and other narratives, proverbs, riddles, jokes, and contemporary genres like children's folklore, urban legends, and anecdotes. Tradition continues to live on in communications from person to person, sometimes travelling thousands of miles and over many national borders in the process. The same item of folklore may acquire new meanings in new contexts. What is the linking thread of tradition? Humour, sexuality, fear, or laughter? Is it our eternal longing for happiness or just the endless need of human beings to pass the time with each other?
LC Classification NumberGR200
