Koskenniemi (English spelling)

Japanese: コスケンニエミ（英語表記）Koskenniemi， Veikko Antero

Born: July 8, 1885 in Oulu
[Died] August 4, 1962, Turku A lyric poet who pioneered modern poetry in Finland. He served as professor of literature and rector at the University of Turku. He was a member of the academician. He was well versed in French, German and Scandinavian literature, and was familiar with Schopenhauer and Kierkegaard. His style of poetry is reminiscent of the highbrow school, as he sang pessimistic tales of human existence, life and death, and other philosophies. After the 1940s, he became inclined towards patriotic conservatism, and there are few works worth reading. His representative works include Sydän ja kuolema (1919) (Heart and Death), Kurkiaura (30) (Flying Cranes), Tuli ja tuhka (36) (Fire and Ashes), and Runoja (06, 24) (Collection of Poems).

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Japanese:

[生]1885.7.8. オウル
[没]1962.8.4. トゥルク
フィンランドの近代詩を開いた抒情詩人。トゥルク大学の文学教授，学長を歴任。アカデミー会員。フランス，ドイツ，北欧文学に精通し，ショーペンハウアー，キルケゴールに親しみ，人間の存在，生と死などの人生哲学をペシミスティックに歌い，その作風は高踏派を思わせる。 1940年代以後は愛国的保守主義に傾倒し，みるべき作品は少い。代表作『心と死』 Sydän ja kuolema (1919) ，『鶴の群翔』 Kurkiaura (30) ，『火と灰』 Tuli ja tuhka (36) ，『詩集』 Runoja (06，24) 。

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