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Eduard Wilde
Eduard Vilde ( – 26 December 1933) was an Estonian writer, a Innovator, pioneer of critical realism (philosophy of perception), critical realism in Estonian literature, and a diplomat. He was the author of classics such as ''The War in Mahtra'' and ''The Milkman from Mäeküla''. He was one of the most revered figures in Estonian literature and is generally credited as being the country's first professional writer. Life and career Vilde grew up on the farm where his father worked. In 1883, he began working as a journalist. He spent a great deal of his life traveling abroad and he lived for some time in Berlin in the 1890s, where he was influenced by materialism and socialism. His writings were also guided by the Literary realism, realism and naturalism (literature), naturalism of the French writer Émile Zola (1840–1902). In addition to being a prolific writer, he was also an outspoken critic of Tsarist rule and of the German landowners. With the founding of the first Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Émile Zola
Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (, ; ; 2 April 184029 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of Naturalism (literature), naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of Naturalism (theatre), theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in his renowned newspaper opinion headlined ''J'Accuse...!'' Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prizes in Literature in 1901 and 1902. Early life Zola was born in Paris in 1840 to François Zola (originally Francesco Zolla) and Émilie Aubert. His father was an Italian engineer with some Greeks, Greek ancestry, who was born in Venice in 1795, and engineered the Zola Dam in Aix-en-Provence; his mother was French. The family moved to Aix-en-Provence in the Provence, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwrights in London in the early 1890s. Regarded by most commentators as the greatest playwright of the Victorian era, Wilde is best known for his 1890 Gothic fiction, Gothic philosophical fiction ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'', as well as his numerous epigrams and plays, and his criminal conviction for gross indecency for homosexual acts. Wilde's parents were Anglo-Irish intellectuals in Dublin. In his youth, Wilde learned to speak fluent French and German. At university, he read Literae Humaniores#Greats, Greats; he demonstrated himself to be an exceptional classicist, first at Trinity College Dublin, then at Magdalen College, Oxford. He became associated with the emerging philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minu Esimesed Triibulised
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Pisuhänd
Estonian mythology is a complex of myths belonging to the Estonian folk heritage and literary mythology. Information about the pre-Christian and medieval Estonian mythology is scattered in historical chronicles, travellers' accounts and in ecclesiastical registers. Systematic recordings of Estonian folklore started in the 19th century. Pre-Christian Estonian deities may have included a god known as ''Jumal'' or ''Taevataat'' ("Old man of the sky") in Estonian, corresponding to ''Jumala'' in Finnish, and ''Jumo'' in Mari. Estonian mythology in old chronicles According to the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia in 1225 the Estonians disinterred the enemy's dead and burned them. It is thought that cremation was believed to speed up the dead person's journey to the afterlife and by cremation the dead would not become earthbound spirits which were thought to be dangerous to the living. Henry of Livonia also describes in his chronicle an Estonian legend originating in Virumaa in northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mäeküla Piimamees
'' Mäeküla piimamees'' (''The Dairyman of Mäeküla'') is a novel by the Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...n author Eduard Vilde. It was first published in 1916. It was translated into English as ''Milkman of the Manor'' by Melanie Rauk in 1976. Most of the information given about Mäeküla Manor, the location of ''Mäeküla piimamehe'', corresponds to Karjaküla Manor in Keila Parish at the time, which a large part of the characters in the novel are based on. Vilde's parents worked at this manor, and Vilde himself visited them several times, staying there for long periods in 1882–1883, 1886–1887, and 1892–1893. During those visits, Vilde got to know the life and situation there in detail. References Estonian novels Novels set in Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kui Anija Mehed Tallinnas Käisid
Kui may refer to: People * Kui people, a Mon-Khmer ethnic minority * Kui Lee, a singer-songwriter People with the surname Kui (奎) * Kui Yuanyuan, a Chinese gymnast Places *Kui, Hiroshima, a Japanese town * Kawau Island Airport, IATA code KUI, on Kawau Island Astronomy *Kui, or Legs, a Chinese constellation *Eta Andromedae, a star with the proper name Kui *KUI is used to designate double stars discovered by Gerard Kuiper, including: ** KUI 91AB, a variable star of Delta Cephei type ** KUI 93AB, an eclipsing binary of Algol variable type Other uses * Kui (Chinese mythology) 夔, a one-legged mountain demon, also legendary inventor of music and dance * Kui (dragonball), a manga character * Kui (music), comes from Kazakh language * Kui (Māori mythology), a chthonic Māori demigod, also father of Vahi-vero in Tuamotu mythology * Kui kuningas nutab, a 1997 song by Terminaator * Kui language (India), a Dravidian language spoken by the Khonds *Kui language (Indonesia) Kui is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahtra Sõda
''Mahtra sõda'' (The Mahtra War) is a 1902 novel by Eduard Vilde. It is the first part of a trilogy of historical novels about the peasant movements of the 1900s. The second work of the trilogy is ''Kui Anija mehed Tallinnas käisid'' (When Anija's Men Went to Tallinn, 1903), and the third part is '' Prohvet Maltsvet'' (Prophet Maltsvet, 1905–1908). The novel is about the peasant insurgency known as the Mahtra War. The uprising took place from May to July 1858 at Mahtra Manor in the former Juuru Parish. Writing and publication Vilde engaged in extensive research before writing the novel, working through historical works and archival sources. In addition, he used the manuscript memoires of Hans Tertsius and the reminiscences of people recorded in Juuru. The novel was first published in '' Teataja'' as a story in installments for almost five months in 1902. It was mostly written during the nighttime hours because during the day Vilde was busy with editorial work. "The printi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raudsed Käed
''Raudsed käed'' (Iron Hands) is an 1898 novel by Eduard Vilde. It is the first Estonian worker's novel, and its action takes place in Narva. The protagonist of the novel is Villem, who comes from the countryside to the city to work at the Kreenholm Manufacturing Company. At first, the city and factory work seem promising, but over the years life goes downhill due to hard work, and Villem is no longer able to take care of his family or himself. The highly tragic final events of the novel bear a noticeable resemblance to Émile Zola's work ''Thérèse Raquin ''Thérèse Raquin'' () is an early novel by French writer Émile Zola. It appeared in serial form from August–October 1867 in the magazine ''L'Artiste'', and was published in book form later that year. Although it was Zola's third novel, it ...'', published in 1867. In Vilde's works, Zola's influence is evident elsewhere. References Estonian novels Novels set in Estonia 1898 novels {{1890s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musta Mantliga Mees
''Musta mantliga mees'' (The Man in the Black Coat) is a novel written by Eduard Vilde in 1883 and published in 1886. It deals with social criticism. The story begins with the sentence: "A heavy hand was placed on his shoulder, a low voice said, 'You are a murderer!'" Characters *Dr. Anton Meding: the Man in the Black Coat *Count Edvin Palmer: the owner of Elvita Manor *Countess Dorothea Palmer: the wife of Edwin Palmer, mother of Laura and Armand *Lady Laura Palmer: Edvin Palmer's 19-year-old daughter *Armand Palmer: the Palmers' sickly 10-year-old son *Leib Jochel: the Jewish usurer that lusts after Count Palmer's daughter Laura, whom he wishes to marry *Albert Palmer: the previous owner of Elvita Manor, older brother of Edvin Palmer, who bequeaths Elvita Manor to Edvin *Baron Hugo von Lammerheim: the new owner of the neighboring estate of the Palmers References Estonian novels Novels set in Estonia 1886 novels {{1880s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
