{"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, combiled, edited and partly revisioned from older folk poetry by Finnish scholar Elias Lönnrot in the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century.\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":44426260938835,"sku":"9781032852287","price":53.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/9731\/2595\/files\/AmRvLsN9sZ9781032852287.webp?v=1781781523","url":"https:\/\/the-stone-owl-bookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/tolkien-and-the-kalevala-paperback","provider":"The Stone Owl Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}