Review of Sampo. Runes of Pohjola (Karelian Epic); ed. by D. Bakulin, transl. by A. Bakulin

The article reviews the publication of the poem Sampo. The Runes of Pohjola by D.A. and A.A. Bakulins presented by the authors as the first Karelian national epic. It examines the national background and the history of the poem’s creation, its plots and motifs as well as its language. The review par...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Studia Litterarum
Main Author: Maria V. Kundozerova
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
French
Russian
Published: A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2019
Subjects:
epic
mythology
Kalevala
Karelian language
Lönnrot
poem
sampo
Pohjola
Literature (General)
PN1-6790
karelian
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.22455/2500-4247-2019-4-3-398-407
https://doaj.org/article/ed3668f07bf046faa305a249eb022990
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Summary:The article reviews the publication of the poem Sampo. The Runes of Pohjola by D.A. and A.A. Bakulins presented by the authors as the first Karelian national epic. It examines the national background and the history of the poem’s creation, its plots and motifs as well as its language. The review particularly focuses on the Introduction and its main considerations. Reviewers argue that the poem is not a national epic but a new literary work created on the basis of selective Karelian runes.

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