A Hundred and One Songs; Songs of the Skier; Holy Spring
Leino, Eino, 1878-1926Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019
Rating 4.4- Word count
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- 15
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Foreign Language Books Modern Poetry Faith ReflectionInner MonologueLyric VerseNature LyricismPoetry CollectionNordic SettingSeasonal CyclePastoral RomanceFinnish LiteratureMusical RhythmSummary
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Sata ja yksi laulua; Hiihtäjän virsiä; Pyhä kevät by Eino LeinoAuthor: Leino, Eino, 1878-1926,Language: Finnish, Class: PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures, Release Date: Jan 10, 2005Editor's review
This volume collects three poetry collections by the Finnish poet Eino Leino: One Hundred and One Songs, The Skier's Song, and Sacred Spring. Leino is one of the representative poets in Finnish literary history, known for his musical verse and fresh imagery, often drawing on nature, the seasons, and folk tradition. Published free in Finnish by Project Gutenberg, the book serves as a sample for understanding the rhythm of Finnish poetry and the literary landscape of early twentieth-century Finland. Its value lies in the language itself: even through translation, one can sense the care taken with rhythm and word choice in the original poems. For readers learning Finnish, studying Nordic poetry, or practicing translation, this is an easily accessible source text. It offers no notes or introduction, making it better suited to readers with some language foundation or research purposes than to casual readers new to Nordic poetry.Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers learning Finnish who wish to engage with poetry in the original
- Scholars and students of Nordic literature and the Finnish poetic tradition
- Translators working on poetry and attentive to rhythm and imagery
- Enthusiasts interested in early twentieth-century Finnish literature
Not a good fit for
- Casual readers with no Finnish who want only a Chinese translation
- Beginners needing detailed notes, introductions, and background explanation
- Readers who prefer fiction or narrative nonfiction
Reading tips
- Read through once to feel the rhythm, then look up words poem by poem, balancing feel and meaning.
- Choose short poems to read aloud, experiencing the sound and line breaks of Finnish.
- Read alongside a reliable translation and note differences in how the translator handles imagery and rhythm.
- Read the three collections separately, observing how nature and seasonal themes shift across them.
About the publisher
Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.
Contents
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FAQ
Which works does this book contain?
The collection includes three works by Eino Leino: One Hundred and One Songs, The Skier's Song, and Sacred Spring. The three are gathered in one volume, published by Project Gutenberg as a Finnish electronic text, so readers can encounter the vocabulary and themes of Leino's different collections at once.Can I read this book without knowing Finnish?
You can read it with translation tools or a parallel translation, but the rhythm and sound of the original will be lost. The book has no notes or introduction, so non-Finnish readers should first learn about Leino's life and the context of Finnish poetry, then choose short poems for close reading, focusing on imagery and structure.Does this book have notes or an introduction?
As a public-domain electronic text from Project Gutenberg, the book mainly presents the original content and usually contains no modern editorial notes or introduction. Readers who need background should consult histories of Finnish literature or related scholarship separately, then read the original alongside them.This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.
About the author
Leino, Eino, 1878-1926 AuthorEino Leino (1878–1926) was a Finnish poet and writer, with 21 works held in this collection. Public information about him is limited, and the details of his life are difficult to verify; yet his works show that he wrote chiefly poetry and narrative prose, drawing on Finnish folk legend, nature, and mythological imagination. Representative works include Helkavirsiä I-II, Tuonelan joutsen, Sota valosta, and Alla kasvon kaikkivallan: Mystillinen trilogia, whose titles reveal a strong lyrical and mystical character. His writing often combines folk-song rhythm with modern poetic thought, in a concise and musical language, and he occupies an important place in Finnish literature's transition from national romanticism to modern poetry, exerting a lasting influence on later poets.