Kirjoja ja kirjailijoita I

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koskenniemi, Veikko Antero, 1885-1962

Language:

Finnish

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

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.)

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.

Credits:

Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen

Notes:

Reading ease score: 20.4 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read.

Release date is 2020-02-11