![]() Part I first edition cover, designed by painter
Pekka Halonen | |
Author | Eino Leino |
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Language | Finnish |
Genre | Poetry |
Publisher | Otava, Helsinki |
Publication date | 1903 (part I), 1916 (part II) |
Publication place | Finland |
Pages | 160 |
Helkavirsiä ( Swedish: Helkasånger; English: Whitsongs) [1] [2] is a two-part poetry collection by the Finnish poet Eino Leino, published in 1903 and 1916 respectively. [2] Leino wrote the first part in Kangasniemi, in Central Finland, in the summer of 1903, while staying at the summer house of his friend and fellow writer, Otto Manninen. [3] [4]
The collection draws inspiration from the country's national epic Kalevala and other Finnish mythology, merging legends and ballads with modern themes and structures. [4]
Helkavirsiä is considered not only Leino's breakthrough and one of his most notable works, but also seminal in the development of modern Finnish poetry and wider cultural identity. [1] [5]
![]() Part I first edition cover, designed by painter
Pekka Halonen | |
Author | Eino Leino |
---|---|
Language | Finnish |
Genre | Poetry |
Publisher | Otava, Helsinki |
Publication date | 1903 (part I), 1916 (part II) |
Publication place | Finland |
Pages | 160 |
Helkavirsiä ( Swedish: Helkasånger; English: Whitsongs) [1] [2] is a two-part poetry collection by the Finnish poet Eino Leino, published in 1903 and 1916 respectively. [2] Leino wrote the first part in Kangasniemi, in Central Finland, in the summer of 1903, while staying at the summer house of his friend and fellow writer, Otto Manninen. [3] [4]
The collection draws inspiration from the country's national epic Kalevala and other Finnish mythology, merging legends and ballads with modern themes and structures. [4]
Helkavirsiä is considered not only Leino's breakthrough and one of his most notable works, but also seminal in the development of modern Finnish poetry and wider cultural identity. [1] [5]