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Estonian folklore and beliefs including samples of folk songs appear in Topographische Nachrichten von Liv- und Estland by August W. Hupel in 1774–82. J.G von Herder published seven Estonian folk songs, translated into German in his Volkslieder in 1778 and republished as Stimmen der Völker in Liedern in 1807.
The English version (translated by W. F. Kirby) at Project Gutenberg. Kalevipoeg as well as other Estonian folk tales. The English version (translated by W. F. Kirby) at Sacred Texts. Kalevipoeg as well as other Estonian folk tales. Kalevipoeg; An article exploring the meaning and depth of the Kalevipoeg; An article on the compilers of the ...
Estonian mythology is a complex of myths belonging to the Estonian folk heritage and literary mythology. Information about the pre- Christian and medieval Estonian mythology is scattered in historical chronicles, travellers' accounts and in ecclesiastical registers.
Estonian fairy tales, short stories that belong to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic , enchantments , and mythical or fanciful beings. Pages in category "Estonian fairy tales"
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The tale is classified as in the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as tale type ATU 313, "The Magic Flight" (Estonian: Imeline põgenemine).In this type, the hero's father is helped by a mysterious person and, as payment for a favour, he unwittingly promises his own son to the devil; years later, the hero goes to work for the devil in difficult tasks, but he is helped by a Christian ...
Estonians abroad also did their best to introduce Estonian literature to the world: in the USA, Ivar Ivask (1927–1992) edited World Literature Today in which he published numerous articles and reviews about Estonian literature. The poetry collection by surrealist Ilmar Laaban (1921–2000) was at first the only modernist work, until 1953 when ...
The first poems written in the Estonian language came from Baltic German estophiles. The development of Estonian poetry occurred during the time of the Noor-Eesti ("Young Estonia") movement. [1] Kristjan Jaak Peterson (1801–1822) is commonly regarded as one of the founders of Estonian poetry. [2]