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Bosley , Keith ( edited & translated by ) - SKATING ON THE SEA - Poetry from Finland
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| Schrijver: | Bosley , Keith ( edited & translated by ) |
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| Titel: | SKATING ON THE SEA - Poetry from Finland |
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| Uitgever: | Finnish Literature Society ISBN 951 - 746 - 004X / Bloodaxe Books ( UK ) ISBN 1 - 85224 - 388 - 0 |
| Bijzonderheid: | 1997 , pb., 256 blz. |
| Prijs: | € 10,00 |
| Meer info | FLAPTEKST : this is the first-ever anthology in English translation of Finnish poetry from earliest times to the present day ; it begins in the mid-16th century , when the first Finnish translator of the Psalms prefaced his work with a lively attack on heathen goods ; it ends with Pentti Saarikoski , the latest Finnish poet with an international reputation Finnish poetry has three traditions : an oral tradition in Finnish , which goes back to the Iron Age ( at least ) and entered literature in the mid-19th century with the KALEVALA and written traditions in Finnish and Swedish Keith Bosley is the only English translator to work in all three traditions ; in 1991 he was made a Knight - First Class- of the Order of the White Rose of Finland for his services to Finnish literature ; the book includes a foreword for the general reader as well as extensive notes for the serious student his selection is wide , including not only key texts but also many poems thtat Finns have taken to their hearts ; Sibelius-lovers will find quite a few of his songs translated here ; SKATING ON THE SEA is a self-portrait of a nation whose achievement in the arts is out of all proportion to its size |
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