Antti Puhakka
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| Antti Puhakka | |
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 Olli Kymäläinen, Pietari Makkonen, and Antti Puhakka, Finnish poets. | |
| Born | 24 Apryle 1816 |
| Dee'd | 30 Mairch 1893 |
Antti Puhakka (Aprile 24, 1816 – Mairch 30, 1893) wis a Finnish naitional romantic poet frae Kontiolahti in Finnish Karelie.[1] He was known for using Kalevala meter in his poems.
Puhakka wis illiterate till the age o 21, but efter gainin the skill o writin he wrote nearly 20,000 lines o poetry. He later became a member o the Finnish Leeterature Society.
Antti Puhakka wis electit tae the Diet o Finland fower times efter 1862, representin land-awnin peasants, an became a popular politeecian in Finland.[2]
His most well-known poems are "Tuhman Jussin juttureissu" and "Surulaulu 1850 vuoden kiellosta."
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Finnish Literature Society - Author Database - Antti Puhakka". Finnish Literature Society. 2008. Archived frae the original on 18 Julie 2011. Retrieved 26 Mey 2008.
- ↑ Ahokas, Jaakko (1997). History Of Finnish Literature. RoutledgeCurzon. p. 88. ISBN 0700703802.