DOI: 10.3986/Traditio2011400312        (PDF )

Naslov/Title
Meeting between Species: Nonhuman Creatures from Folklore as Characters of Fantasy Literature

Avtorica/Author
Merja Leppälahti

Izvleček
Številna bitja iz folklore živijo svoje novo življenje v fantazijski književnosti. V članku sta obravnavani finski fantazijski deli, Hyväntuulenlaakso (Dolina dobrega Meseca) Else Lassila in Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi (Ne pred sončnim zahodom) Johanne Sinisalo. Obe sta postavljeni v sodobno Finsko, kjer naj bi resnično obstajala vrsta nadnaravnih bitij, prav tako je vrsta takšnih bitij poznana v finski folklori. Avtorico zanimajo skupne značilnosti teh bitij v folklori in književnosti. Ali folklora dodaja fantazijski zgodbi kaj posebej značilnega?

Abstract
Many folklore creatures live new lives in fantasy literature. In this article, I will discuss two Finnish fantasy books, Else Lassila’s Hyväntuulenlaakso and Johanna Sinisalo’s Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi. Both books are set in modern Finland, where there really exists a race of supernatural creatures similar to the supernatural races that exist in Finnish folklore. I intend to ascertain the links between folklore creatures and those present in these fantasy books. Does the presence of folklore contribute something special to fantasy literature?

Ključne besede
foklora in fantazija, tretje življenje folklore, finska golklora, finska fantazijska književnost

Keywords
folklore and fantasy, third life of folklore, Finnish folklore, Finnish fantasy literatur

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