Jääpeili
Encyclopedia
Jääpeili is a 1928 poem by Finnish
poet Aaro Hellaakoski
.
It is considered by contemporary Finnish literature critics to be one of his best works.
and the works of the Italian poet F.T. Marinetti (1876–1944), writer of the Manifeste du futurisme (1912).
Hellaakoski's enthusiasm about urban visual landscape is present in the poems that also had connections with the youthful romanticism
of other Finnish writers such as Mika Waltari
and Olavi Paavolainen
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
poet Aaro Hellaakoski
Aaro Hellaakoski
Aaro Hellaakoski was a Finnish poet whose work includes some of the earliest examples of modernism in Finnish literature...
.
It is considered by contemporary Finnish literature critics to be one of his best works.
Overview
The poetry's innovative pictorial typography in the chapters of 'Sade' and 'Dolce far niente' recalled Apollinaire's Calligrammes (1918). Other sources of inspiration for the poems were extracted from CubismCubism
Cubism was a 20th century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture...
and the works of the Italian poet F.T. Marinetti (1876–1944), writer of the Manifeste du futurisme (1912).
Hellaakoski's enthusiasm about urban visual landscape is present in the poems that also had connections with the youthful romanticism
Romanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
of other Finnish writers such as Mika Waltari
Mika Waltari
Mika Toimi Waltari was a Finnish writer, best known for his best-selling novel The Egyptian .- Early life :...
and Olavi Paavolainen
Olavi Paavolainen
Olavi Paavolainen was a Finnish essayist, journalist, travel book writer, and poet. He often went under the pseudonym of Olavi Lauri. Paavolainen was the central figure of the literary group Tulenkantajat and one of the most influential literary opinion leaders between the two World wars in...
.
External links and sources
- http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/aarohell.htm
- http://www.hs.fi/juttusarja/kritiikinklassikot/artikkeli/Aaro+Hellaakoski+J%C3%A4%C3%A4peili+Runoja/1135223001685