{"product_id":"tolkien-and-the-kalevala-paperback","title":"Tolkien and the Kalevala - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJyrki Korpua\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores J. R. R. Tolkien's unique and warm relationship to the \u003ci\u003eKalevala\u003c\/i\u003e, a poem usually hailed as the Finnish and Karelian national epic, compiled, edited and partly revisioned from older folk poetry by Finnish scholar Elias Lönnrot in the 19th century. J. R. R. Tolkien, an Oxford academic and the greatest author of the 20th-century fantasy, creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, was fascinated from early on by the \u003ci\u003eKalevala\u003c\/i\u003e. Tolkien himself described the \u003ci\u003eKalevala\u003c\/i\u003e as \"a germ\" of his fantasy fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJyrki Korpua\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is a researcher of literature at the University of Oulu. His books include \u003ci\u003eAlussa oli Sana - Raamattu ja kirjallisuus\u003c\/i\u003e (\"The Bible and Literature\", 2016, in Finnish), \u003ci\u003eNew Perspectives to Dystopian Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (2020, edited with Saija Isomaa \u0026amp; Jouni Teittinen) and \u003ci\u003eThe Mythopoeic Code of Tolkien: A Christian Platonic Reading of the Legendarium\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). His research interests include theological literary history, utopian and dystopian studies, Tolkien studies and mythopoetic game studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45431688331366,"sku":"9781032852287","price":55.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ao4QsgaRmi9781032852287.webp?v=1775800232","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/tolkien-and-the-kalevala-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}