Lyyrillisiä runoelmia 1

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Runeberg, Johan Ludvig, 1804-1877

Contributor:

Forsman, Kaarlo, 1851-1918

Language:

Finnish

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Lyyrillisiä runoelmia 1" by Johan Ludvig Runeberg is a collection of lyrical poetry published in the late 19th century. The work features various themes including nature, love, nostalgia, and the human experience, imbued with a deep sense of national identity and sentimentality characteristic of the Finnish cultural milieu. Runeberg's poetic voice resonates with the rhythms of nature, reflecting on memories, emotions, and the beauty of the Finnish landscape. The opening of the collection presents a vivid tableau of nature and the longing for home, as seen through the lens of personal reminiscence and emotion. It starts with a lament where the speaker reflects on a lost love and the passage of time, evoking images of autumn, fading beauty, and the melancholy of absence. Through nostalgic imagery such as birds, flowers, and changing seasons, the poems set a melancholy yet hopeful tone, suggesting a connection between the speaker's inner world and the external beauty of the Finnish countryside. The lyrical quality invites readers to engage with the emotional depth of the poems while contemplating universal themes of love and longing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Matti Järvinen, Tuija Lindholm and Distributed Proofreaders Europe

Notes:

Reading ease score: 58.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2007-03-23