The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That CountryKirby, W. F. (William Forsell)
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The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country
Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)
Estonian literature; Estonian literature -- History and criticism
Boecler, J.M. _Der Ehsten abergläubische Gebräuche, Weisen, und
Gewohnheiten, von Johann Wolfgang Boecler, weiland Pastor zu Kusal in
Ehstland und des Consistorii in Reval Assessor. Mit auf die Gegenwart
bezüglichen Anmerkungen beleuchtet von Dr. F. R. Kreutzwald_. St.
Petersburg, 1854.
Bouquet _from the Baltic_. _All the Year Round_, IV. pp. 80-83 (Nov. 3,
1860). Relates to some of the legends of Vanemuine, the _Kalevipoeg_,
and Koit and Aemmerik.
Dido, A. _Littérature orale des Estoniens_. _Bibliographie des
principale Publications de l'Estonie, et en particulier celle du Dr.
Frédéric Reinhold Kreutzwald_, 1804-1882. _Revue des Traditions
Populaires_, VIII. pp. 353-365, 424-428, 485-495 (1893). Contains an
ac[Pg 300]count, more or less detailed, of the longer tales in
Kreutzwald's collection, a few being fully translated.
Dido, A. _Kalewipoeg, Épopée nationale Estonienne_. Op. cit. IX. pp.
137-155 (1894). Contains an analysis of the poem.
Donner, A. _Kalevipoeg jumalaistarulliselta ja historialliselta
kannalta katsottuna_. _Suomi_, ser. 2, vol. 5 (1866). Discusses the
mythological and historical character of the _Kalevipoeg_, and its
relations to the _Kalevala_, especially as regards the episode of
Kullervo.
Esthonia. _Encyclopædia Britannica_ (ed. IX.), vol. viii. pp. 561-563
(1878).
Gould, S.B. _The Kalevipoeg_. _Fraser's Magazine_, vol. 78, pp. 534-544
(Oct. 1868). A fragmentary account of the poem, containing some curious
errors, such as "Sarwik" being translated "Hell;" but with useful
comments, especially on the Kalevide's voyage to the North Pole. We
cannot see, however, that the Esthonian writings exhibit the melancholy
character of a depressed nation, as Mr. Baring-Gould imagines.
Grosse, Julius. _Die Abenteuer des Kalewiden: Esthnisches
Volksmärchen_. Leipzig, 1875. An abstract of the story in hexameters.
Israel, C. Chr. _Kalewipoeg, oder die Abenteuer des Kalewiden, Eine
estnische Sage frei nach dem Estnischen bearbeitet_. Frankfort-on-Main,
1873. A good prose abstract of the poem, somewhat rearranged.
Jannsen, Harry. _Märchen und Sagen des estnischen Volkes_. Two Parts.
Dorpat, 1881, and Riga, 1888. A selection of tales from various
sources, some few being from Kreutzwald's collection. Valuable notes
are appended to Part ii.
----. _Esthnische Märchen_. _Veckenstedt's Zeitschrift für Volkskunde_,
i. pp. 314-317 (1889). Contains three[Pg 301] stories: "The Devil's
Visit," "The Talking Trees" (Christian variant), and "The Officious
Flies." Jannsen states that the first has already been printed in the
original, and that the other two are from his own collections.
Kalewipoeg, _Üks ennemuistene Eesti jut_. Kuopio, 1862. An earlier
edition was published at Dorpat with the German translation; but this
is the one which I have consulted in the preparation of this work.
Kalewipoeg, _eine estnische Sage, zusammengestellt von F.R. Kreutzwald,
verdeutscht von C. Reinthal und Dr. Bertram_. Dorpat, 1857-61.
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