| Author |
Koskenniemi, Veikko Antero, 1885-1962 |
| Title |
Kirjoja ja kirjailijoita I
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 20.4 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read.
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| Contents |
Juhani Aho: Rauhan erakko -- Paul Bourget: Le sens de la mort -- Georg Brandes: Wolfgang Goethe -- John Grand-carteret: Zola en images -- Knut Hamsun: Segelfoss By -- Werner Von Heidenstam: Nya Dikter -- Victor Hugo: Parisin Notre-Dame -- Aino Kallas: Tähdenlento -- Kauppis-heikki: Savolainen soittaja -- Aleksis Kivi: Kootut Teokset IV -- Martin Lamm: Svedenborg -- Johannes Linnankoski: Kootut Teokset -- Otto Ludwig: Taivaan ja maan välillä -- Gustaf Mattsson: Samlade skrifter -- Sophus Michaelis: Hellener og Barbar -- A. R. Niemi: Liettualaisten kansanlaulujen alalta -- Adolf Paul: Strindberg-minnen och brev -- Marcel Prévost: L'Adjudant Benoit -- Georges Rodenbach: Kuollut Brügge -- Werner Söderhjelm: Oscar Levertin -- Maharshi Devendranath Tagore: Min levnad -- Hippolyte Taine: Taiteen filosofia -- Maila Talvio: Ruma ankanpoikanen; Kultainen lyyra -- V. Tarkiainen: Aleksis Kivi -- V. Vasenius: Zacharias Topelius -- Jakob Wassermann: Das Gänsemännchen -- Nykyhetken Kertomakirjallisuudesta.
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| Credits |
Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen
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| Summary |
"Kirjoja ja kirjailijoita I" by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi is a collection of literary essays and reviews written during the early 20th century. The work primarily focuses on discussions and critiques of various contemporary and classic literary figures, providing insights into the literary landscape of its time. The collection features notable authors like Juhani Aho, Paul Bourget, and Knut Hamsun, reflecting on their contributions to literature and the societal context in which they wrote. The opening of this work introduces a selection of essays that explore a range of authors and their respective works, commenting on the literary themes and issues prevalent in the early 1910s, particularly during wartime. For instance, Koskenniemi discusses Juhani Aho's novel "Rauhan erakko," highlighting its introspective approach to the concepts of peace and war amid a backdrop of global conflict. The essays serve as a window into the literary dialogues of this era, presenting not only the achievements of various authors but also the literary and philosophical inquiries that characterize their works. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
Finnish |
| LoC Class |
PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections
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| Subject |
Literature -- History and criticism
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
61379 |
| Release Date |
Feb 11, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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