Lönnrot, Elias,  1802-1884. <br/><br/>
The kalevala / 
Elias Lönnrot. 
 - New ed. /  translated by Keith Bosley. 
 - Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2008. 
 - 736 p. :  map ;  20 cm. 
 - Oxford world's classics .
<br/><br/> This ed. of this translation originally published: 1989. 
<br/><br/> The Kalevala, a Finnish epic on the scale of the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey', presents a rare portrait of an ancient people in both peace and at war. It played a central role in the march towards Finnish independence and inspired some of Sibelius's greatest works. 
<br/><br/><br/>Translated from the Finnish. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199538867 (pbk.) :  £9.99 0199538867 (pbk.) :  £9.99