Kalevala

Summary

Le Kalevala est une épopée composée au XIXe siècle par Elias Lönnrot, folkloriste et médecin, sur la base de poésies populaires de la mythologie finnoise transmises oralement. Il est considéré comme l'épopée nationale finlandaise et compte parmi les plus importantes œuvres en langue finnoise. Une première version, publiée en 1835, fut suivie en 1849 d'une édition considérablement augmentée qui comprend environ 23 000 vers. Ce livre contient des scènes de violence telles que son auteur les a écrites.

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Chapters (52)

1. 1. Proem
2. 2. Rune I. Birth of Wainamoinen
3. 3. Rune II. Wainamoinen’s Sowing
4. 4. Rune III. Wainamoinen and Youkahainen
5. 5. Rune IV. the Fate of Aino
6. 6. Rune V. Wainavoinen’s Lamentation
7. 7. Rune VI. Wainamoinen’s Hapless Journey
8. 8. Rune VII. Wainamoinen’s Rescue
9. 9. Rune VIII. Maiden of the Rainbow
10. 10. Rune IX. Origin of Iron
11. 11. Rune X. Ilmarinen Forges the Sampo
12. 12. Rune XI. Lemminkainen’s Lament
13. 13. Rune XII. Kyllikki’s Broken Vow
14. 14. Rune XIII. Lemminikainen’s Second Wooing
15. 15. Rune XIV. Death of Lemminkainen
16. 16. Rune XV. Lemminkainen’s Restoration
17. 17. Rune XVI. Wainamoinen’s Boat-Building
18. 18. Rune XVII. Wainamoinen Finds the Lost-Word
19. 19. Rune XVIII. the Rival Suitors
20. 20. Rune XIX. Ilmarinen’s Wooing
21. 21. Rune XX. the Brewing of Beer
22. 22. Rune XXI. Ilmarinen’s Wedding-Feast
23. 23. Rune XXII. the Bride’s Farewell
24. 24. Rune XXIII. Osmotar the Bride-Adviser
25. 25. Rune XXIV. the Bride’s Farewell
26. 26. Rune XXV. Wainamoinen’s Wedding-Songs
27. 27. Rune XXVI. Origin of the Serpent
28. 28. Rune XXVII. the Unwelcome Guest
29. 29. Rune XXVIII. the Mother’s Counsel
30. 30. Rune XXIX. the Isle of Refuge
31. 31. Rune XXX. the Frost-Fiend
32. 32. Rune XXXI. Kullerwoinen Son of Evil
33. 33. Rune XXXII. Kullervo As a Shepherd
34. 34. Rune XXXIII. Kullervo and the Cheat-Cake
35. 35. Rune XXXIV. Kullervo Finds His Tribe-Folk
36. 36. Rune XXXV. Kullervo’s Evil Deeds
37. 37. Rune XXXVI. Kullerwoinen’s Victory and Death
38. 38. Rune XXXVII. Ilmarinen’s Bride of Gold
39. 39. Rune XXXVIII. Ilmarinen’s Fruitless Wooing
40. 40. Rune XXXIX. Wainamoinen’s Sailing
41. 41. Rune XL. Birth of the Harp
42. 42. Rune XLI. Wainamoinen’s Harp-Songs
43. 43. Rune XLII. Capture of the Sampo
44. 44. Rune XLIII. the Sampo Lost in the Sea
45. 45. Rune XLIV. Birth of the Second Harp
46. 46. Rune XLV. Birth of the Nine Diseases
47. 47. Rune XLVI. Otso the Honey-Eater
48. 48. Rune XLVII. Louhi Steals Sun, Moon, and Fire
49. 49. Rune XLVIII. Capture of the Fire-Fish
50. 50. Rune XLIX. Restoration of the Sun and Moon

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