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'''The Story of Kullervo''' is | {{book | ||
| title=The Story of Kullervo | |||
| image=[[File:The Story of Kullervo hardcover.jpg|275px]] | |||
| author=[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] | |||
| editor=[[Verlyn Flieger]] | |||
| publisherUK=[[HarperCollins]] | |||
| publisherUS=[[Houghton Mifflin]] | |||
| dateUK=[[27 August]] [[2015]] | |||
| dateUS=[[5 April]] [[2016]] | |||
| format=Hardcover; paperback; deluxe edition | |||
| pages=192 | |||
| isbn=0008131384 | |||
}} | |||
'''''The Story of Kullervo''''' is a collection of three texts by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], including a prose story of [[Wikipedia:Kullervo|Kullervo]], an ill-fated character in the Finnish epic ''[[Kalevala]]'', originally compiled by [[Elias Lönnrot]]. The texts were first published in an article in the [[Tolkien Studies: Volume 7|''Tolkien Studies'' vol. 7]] in [[2010]], together with commentaries and notes by [[Verlyn Flieger]]. These were revised and enlarged, and published as a separate book in [[2015]]. | |||
These texts were written by Tolkien when he was an undergraduate at Exeter College, Oxford, from [[1914]] to [[1915]]. It was an unsettled period for him and this is thought to be reflected in the story's dark subject matter.<ref>[https://archive.ph/20151225115316/http://www.quadrapheme.com/the-story-of-kullervo/ Emily Watson explores the meaning of an early and dark Tolkien short story] (accessed 13 June 2022)</ref> | |||
The manuscript remained unpublished for many years, but was published in [[2010]] in ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 7]]'', edited and with | The story is regarded significant in the development of Tolkien’s [[legendarium]] as it provided the basis for [[Túrin Turambar]], a tragic hero of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and ''[[The Children of Húrin]]''. | ||
==Contents== | |||
* Introduction | |||
* '''The Story of Kullervo (Kalervonpoika)''' | |||
** List of Names | |||
** Draft Plot Synopses | |||
** Notes and Commentary | |||
* '''On 'The Kalevala' or Land of Heroes''' | |||
** Notes and Commentary | |||
* '''The Kalevala''' | |||
** Notes and Commentary | |||
* Tolkien, ''Kalevala'', and 'The Story of Kullervo' by Verlyn Flieger | |||
==Pre-publication history== | |||
In a [[1914]] letter to [[Edith Bratt]], Tolkien mentions that he is "trying to turn one of the stories [of the ''Kalevala''] — which is really a very great story and most tragic — into a short story".<ref>{{L|1}}</ref> [[Humphrey Carpenter]] notes that ''"'The Story of Kullervo', was never finished, but proved to be the germ of the story of Túrin Turambar in The Silmarillion"''.<ref>{{L|1|6}}</ref> | |||
The manuscript remained unpublished for many years, but was finally published in [[2010]] in ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 7]]'', edited and with commentaries by [[Verlyn Flieger]], who has also edited ''[[Smith of Wootton Major]]'' and ''[[Tolkien On Fairy-stories]]''. | |||
In [[2013]], Eduardo Oliveira Ferreira presented an academic project to The [[Tolkien Estate]], entitled "The Story of Kullervo", with contributions from Verlyn Flieger, [[John Garth]], [[Wayne G. Hammond]], [[Christina Scull]] and [[Shaun Gunner]]. The English and Portuguese bilingual book was approved by The Tolkien Estate on the condition that it be limited to 100 copies with the final text being subject to the Estate's scrutiny. However, when ''The Story of Kullervo'' was confirmed by [[HarperCollins]] publishers, Oliveira Ferreira's project was cancelled.<ref>{{webcite|website=TS|articleurl=http://www.tolkiensociety.org/blog/2015/07/the-story-of-kullervo-and-the-brazilian-contribution-to-its-publication/|articlename=The Story of Kullervo and the Brazilian contribution to its publication|dated=28 July 2015|author=Eduardo Oliveira Ferreira|accessed=22 November 2015}}</ref> | |||
==Quotes== | |||
{{blockquote|"The germ of my attempt to write legends of my own to fit my private languages was the tragic tale of the hapless Kullervo in the Finnish Kalevala. It remains a major matter in the legends of the First Age (which I hope to publish as The Silmarillion)."|J.R.R. Tolkien, [[Letter 257]]}} | |||
==Publication history and gallery== | |||
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|File:Tolkien Studies - Volume 7.jpg|2010 ''Tolkien Studies'' vol. 7 | |||
|File:The Story of Kullervo hardcover.jpg|2015 hardcover | |||
|File:The Story of Kullervo deluxe.jpeg|2016 hardcover deluxe edition | |||
|File:The Story of Kullervo paperback.png|2018 paperback | |||
}} | |||
*West Virginia University, hardcover ([[2010]]) ISSN 1547-3155 | |||
*[[HarperCollins]] hardcover ([[2015]]), pp. 192. ISBN 0008131368 | |||
*[[HarperCollins]] hardcover with slipcase ([[2016]]), ISBN 0008166722 | |||
*[[HarperCollins]] paperback ([[2018]]), ISBN 0008131384 | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Kalevala#Túrin Turambar and Kullervo|Túrin Turambar and Kullervo]] | *[[Kalevala#Túrin Turambar and Kullervo|Túrin Turambar and Kullervo]] | ||
*''[[The Children of Húrin]]'' | |||
*''[[The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun]]'' | |||
==External links== | |||
*Verlyn Flieger, [https://muse.jhu.edu/article/389574 "The Story of Kullervo" and Essays on ''Kalevala''], [[Tolkien Studies: Volume 7|Tolkien Studies. 7]] | |||
*[http://johngarth.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/a-turbulent-darkness-tolkiens-first-story/ "A turbulent darkness: Tolkien’s first story"], review by [[John Garth]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:52, 10 March 2024
| The Story of Kullervo | |
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| Author | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| Editor | Verlyn Flieger |
| Publisher | HarperCollins (UK) Houghton Mifflin (US) |
| Released | 27 August 2015 (UK) 5 April 2016 (US) |
| Format | Hardcover; paperback; deluxe edition |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 0008131384 |
The Story of Kullervo is a collection of three texts by J.R.R. Tolkien, including a prose story of Kullervo, an ill-fated character in the Finnish epic Kalevala, originally compiled by Elias Lönnrot. The texts were first published in an article in the Tolkien Studies vol. 7 in 2010, together with commentaries and notes by Verlyn Flieger. These were revised and enlarged, and published as a separate book in 2015.
These texts were written by Tolkien when he was an undergraduate at Exeter College, Oxford, from 1914 to 1915. It was an unsettled period for him and this is thought to be reflected in the story's dark subject matter.[1]
The story is regarded significant in the development of Tolkien’s legendarium as it provided the basis for Túrin Turambar, a tragic hero of The Silmarillion and The Children of Húrin.
Contents[edit | edit source]
- Introduction
- The Story of Kullervo (Kalervonpoika)
- List of Names
- Draft Plot Synopses
- Notes and Commentary
- On 'The Kalevala' or Land of Heroes
- Notes and Commentary
- The Kalevala
- Notes and Commentary
- Tolkien, Kalevala, and 'The Story of Kullervo' by Verlyn Flieger
Pre-publication history[edit | edit source]
In a 1914 letter to Edith Bratt, Tolkien mentions that he is "trying to turn one of the stories [of the Kalevala] — which is really a very great story and most tragic — into a short story".[2] Humphrey Carpenter notes that "'The Story of Kullervo', was never finished, but proved to be the germ of the story of Túrin Turambar in The Silmarillion".[3]
The manuscript remained unpublished for many years, but was finally published in 2010 in Tolkien Studies: Volume 7, edited and with commentaries by Verlyn Flieger, who has also edited Smith of Wootton Major and Tolkien On Fairy-stories.
In 2013, Eduardo Oliveira Ferreira presented an academic project to The Tolkien Estate, entitled "The Story of Kullervo", with contributions from Verlyn Flieger, John Garth, Wayne G. Hammond, Christina Scull and Shaun Gunner. The English and Portuguese bilingual book was approved by The Tolkien Estate on the condition that it be limited to 100 copies with the final text being subject to the Estate's scrutiny. However, when The Story of Kullervo was confirmed by HarperCollins publishers, Oliveira Ferreira's project was cancelled.[4]
Quotes[edit | edit source]
"The germ of my attempt to write legends of my own to fit my private languages was the tragic tale of the hapless Kullervo in the Finnish Kalevala. It remains a major matter in the legends of the First Age (which I hope to publish as The Silmarillion)."
—J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 257
Publication history and gallery[edit | edit source]
|
- West Virginia University, hardcover (2010) ISSN 1547-3155
- HarperCollins hardcover (2015), pp. 192. ISBN 0008131368
- HarperCollins hardcover with slipcase (2016), ISBN 0008166722
- HarperCollins paperback (2018), ISBN 0008131384
See also[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- Verlyn Flieger, "The Story of Kullervo" and Essays on Kalevala, Tolkien Studies. 7
- "A turbulent darkness: Tolkien’s first story", review by John Garth
References
- ↑ Emily Watson explores the meaning of an early and dark Tolkien short story (accessed 13 June 2022)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 1, (dated October 1914)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Note 6 to Letter 1, (dated October 1914)
- ↑ Eduardo Oliveira Ferreira, "The Story of Kullervo and the Brazilian contribution to its publication" dated 28 July 2015, The Tolkien Society (accessed 22 November 2015)
