Lauri Viljanen
Lauri Viljanen (1900–1984) was a Finnish literary critic and writer. He was born in Kaarina in Southwest Finland. He was the leading critic of the literary group Tulenkantajat (The Flame Bearers) during the 1930s and 1940s.
Also recorded as Lauri Sakari Viljanen
Lauri Viljanen
Hans O. Lindh / Suomen Armeija · http: Image record page in Finna: sa-kuva.sa-kuva-8723 · CC BY 4.0
- Born
- 1900 · Kaarina.
- Died
- 1984 · Helsinki.
- Nationality
- Finland
- Occupation
- literary critic · poet · actor · writer · translator · journalist · literary scholar · essayist
- Honours
- Aleksis Kivi Award · Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- Languages
- Finnish
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Lauri Viljanen (1900–1984) was a Finnish literary critic and writer. He was born in Kaarina in Southwest Finland. He was the leading critic of the literary group Tulenkantajat (The Flame Bearers) during the 1930s and 1940s.
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• Auringon purjeet, poetry collection. 1924 • Hurmioituneet kasvot, poetry collection. 1925 (anthology) • Tähtikeinu, poetry collection. 1926 • Merkkivaloja. 1929 • Musta runotar, poetry collection. 1932 • V.A.Koskenniemi. 1935 • Taisteleva humanismi, essay collection. 1936 • Näköala vuorelta, poetry collection. 1936 • Atlantis, poetry collection. 1940 • Sotatalvi. 1941 (anthology) • Illan ja aamun välillä, essay collection. 1941 • Runeberg ja hänen runoutensa I–III. 1944–1948 • Tuuli ja ihminen, poetry collection. 1945 • Kootut runot. 1946 • Venäjän runotar. 1949 (co-editor) • Aleksis Kiven runomaailma. 1953 • Aleksis Kiven kootut runot. 1954 (editor) • Hansikas ja muita kirjallisuustutkielmia. 1955 • Seitsemän elegiaa, poetry collection. 1957 • Valikoima runoja. 1958 • Lyyrillinen minä ja muita kirjallisuustutkielmia. 1959 • Henrik Ibsen. 1962 • Suomen kirjallisuus III. 1963 (editor) • Ajan ulottuvuudet. 1974 • Kansojen kirjallisuus. 1974–1978 (co-editor)
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