Jälleen vapaana : Runoja by Hilja Liinamaa-Pärssinen

"Jälleen vapaana : Runoja by Hilja Liinamaa-Pärssinen is a collection of poetry written in the early 20th century. It is a socially engaged, lyrically rich book that explores freedom and justice, the calling and peril of the poet, women’s agency, workers’ lives, exile and hunger, alongside portraits of historical rebels and seekers of truth. The collection opens with powerful poems about the poet’s mission and rejection (“Laulajan rukous,” “Laulajan häätö”), the grief of displacement and famine (“Pakolaisen valitus,” “Nälkämailla”), and solidarity with workers, women, and the poor (“Suffrageetta,” “Laulu työläisnaiselle,” “Karjalan raatajille,” “Veljestyö”). A dramatic set piece on an island prison (“Autiosaarella”) frames steadfast resistance. The “Historiallisia” section reimagines figures from antiquity to modernity—Alcibiades, Mary Stuart, Spinoza, the Paris Commune’s dead, Babeuf—as mirrors for courage, betrayal, and endurance. “Ystävyys” gathers intimate, tender lyrics of care, parting, and longing; “Mielialoja” captures seasonal turns, prisoned May Day, and the insistence that life prevails; and “Mietelmiä” condenses sharp epigrams on hypocrisy, power, marriage, and sham piety. Closing pieces (“Uskonto,” “Mies”) strip away man-made idols and define true integrity as devotion to justice and the common good. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Liinamaa-Pärssinen, Hilja, 1876-1935
Title Jälleen vapaana : Runoja
Original Publication Helsinki: Työväen Sanomalehti Oy, 1923.
Credits Tapio Riikonen
Reading Level Reading ease score: 53.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language Finnish
LoC Class PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures
Subject Finnish poetry -- 20th century
Category Text
eBook-No. 76478
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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