{"product_id":"tolkien-and-the-kalevala-9781032852270","title":"Tolkien and the Kalevala","description":"\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 L?nnrot in the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50869841101074,"sku":"9781032852270","price":70.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0cd65004-1f30-470c-8c1f-ef10b89b7a4a.jpg?v=1737772953","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tolkien-and-the-kalevala-9781032852270","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}