Tulia y.m. kuvauksia by Iivo Härkönen
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"Tulia y.m. kuvauksia" by Iivo Härkönen is a collection of literary sketches and stories written in the early 20th century. The work paints intimate, folkloric portraits of Karelian village life—its rites of passage, ancestral memory, hard work, and song—through vivid scenes and emblematic figures. Central vignettes follow Palakia from birth and courtship to marriage, honor village singers and blacksmiths, and celebrate runo traditions that bind a community to its past and to
nature. The opening of the collection moves from a nightscape of scattered fires that symbolically trace a human life—from birth sauna to wedding bonfires and the final funeral candle—to a meditative walk in a Karelian grave grove where the whispering spruces awaken voices of the ancestors. It then settles into the tale of Palakia: her hard-won christening, upbringing under the song-rich guidance of Ontro-vaari, learning the forest’s language as a cowherd, a near-loss in the woods, and a tender courtship with Niemen Iivana that leads to vibrant village weddings and a quietly radiant married life. A forge scene follows, where a blacksmith’s monologue turns the paja into a “temple of work,” extolling fire, patience, and endurance. Finally, a runo singer, Äimäjärven Iivana, dreams of a hill becoming a chorus of kantele, is invited to a grand festival, and journeys with fellow singers through Sortavala and Viipuri to Helsinki, where their epic songs and women’s laments move audiences in a national celebration of folk music. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Härkönen, Iivo, 1882-1941 |
|---|---|
| Title | Tulia y.m. kuvauksia |
| Original Publication | Porvoossa: Werner Söderström, 1904. |
| Contents | Tulia -- Karjalaisessa kalmistossa -- Palakia -- Pajassa -- Runolaulajan uni -- Jehkin Iivanan luoksi -- Saloilla -- Luostariin! |
| Credits | Tapio Riikonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Finnish literature |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76798 |
| Release Date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 186 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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