Robert Layton

Michael Branch Kalevala: from myth to symbol On 28 February 1835, Elias Lönnrot signed the preface to the first edition of Kalevala. This collection of thirty-two cantos had been compiled from oral poetry which for the most part Lönnrot himself had recorded among the unlettered folk in the...

FOREWORD In the 2002 edition we explained that we had reached the stage where future editions of our Guide might not be able to encompass all the composer listings and reviews in a single volume, and we asked for readers' comments. We were very gratified by the response and the many helpful...