Abstract

What kind of tradition is selected to represent the oral tradition of Finland, to whom is this tradition presented, and what process led to its selection? This article discusses the process of textualization for Kalevala-meter oral tradition in nineteenth-century Finland by using one lyric song and its variants as documented and represented by Elias Lönnrot. Emphasizing both the practical and ideological choices within the editorial process, I elucidate different possibilities, selections, and combinations in the production of national publications like the Kalevala and the Kanteletar.

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