Thiarnia: Dansgolvet På Berget, Spela Upp Till Dans & Den Dunkles Danser

Tiarnia #1-3

by Pentti Saarikoski

Tiarnia-sarjaan sisältyvät Pentti Saarikosken viimeiset runokokoelmat Tanssilattia vuorella (1977), Tanssiinkutsu (1980) ja Hämärän tanssit (1983).

Genres: Poetry, Finnish Literature

182 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Pentti Saarikoski was one of the most important poets in the literary scene of Finland during the 1960s and 1970s. His body of work comprises poetry, autobiographical novels and translations, among them such classics as Homer's Odyssey and James Joyce's Ulysses.

Reviews

[Sintija · Rating 4 out of 5]

Protests pret mietpilsonību, hellēnisms (fiktīvi, komisma bagātināti tēli) un sociālie komentāri. Spilgta un konkrēta tēlainība, imažisma iezīmes, poētiska precizitāte. Fascinē un paliek prātā tieši tēlu spožums un mākslinieciski neparastās ainas. Netiek lietota punktuācija, ļoti raksturīgas formas īpatnības, dažādi teksta vizuāli paņēmieni. Tematiski izteikta nāves motīva klātbūtne, varbūt pat priekšnojautas:
"Mirušajiem vārds

dzīvajiem seja un desmit pirkstu" (119)

[Viktor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dansegulvet på bjerget - 3
Spil op til dans - 3,5
Den dunkles danse - 4,5

[Lauma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vienlaikus episks un poētisks pieskāriens dievišķajam caur dienišķo. Palika daudz nesaprotamā un grūti aptveramā, būs jāpārlasa.

[Minäpäminä · Rating 3 out of 5]

Suomalaisessa luonnossa haahuilun kuvaus yhdistyy pakanallisiin teemoihin ja kommunismiin. Kiehtovampi kuitenkin konseptina kuin käytännössä.

[Jani · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I have not been an avid reader of any poetry, Finnish lyrics have gained even less attention from me than those of other backgrounds. As such it was only proper to buy a collection from one of the most well known Finnish lyricist when it popped up in a recent sale. I was a bit apprehensive as it was a collection comprised of Saarikoski's last works, as poets by reputation are rarely late bloomers, but while mortality and weakening health might have affected the overall work, it was not money wasted.

From the beginning to the end the poems of the collection are affected, of course, by Saarikoski's current life. There are numerous references, for example, to the texts from Ancient Greek that he was translating, to his new life as an immigrant in Sweden and to the failings of his communist comrades. At times these merge together into concise poems that concisely and beautifully express more than most short stories but at times they simply desolve into shambolic associations which are especially caused by thought on mortality. This is especially true as the years progress; I found the most enjoyable verses from the first part, Tanssilattia vuorella, but found only small pieces of joy in the long poem that makes the last part, Hämärän tanssit. As such the 2 stars are the average score; the first collection collected gaining 3 and the last 1 star.

[Ludmirska]

my copy is missing pages 144 - 192, sadly

[HrCristobal]

in danish trans.