Lauri Viljanen (1900–1984) was a Finnish literary critic and writer. He was born in

Kaarina Kaarina (; , i.e. "Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Catherine's") is a town in Finland, located in the region of Southwest Finland. It lies south of the regional capital, Turku. The population of Kaarina is approximately , while the Turku sub-regi ...

Southwest Finland Southwest Finland (, ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region ('','' ) of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The regional capital and most populous city is Tu ...

. He was the leading critic of the literary group Tulenkantajat (The Flame Bearers) during the 1930s and 1940s.

Published works

*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, essey collection. 1941 *Runeberg ja hänen runoutensa I–III. 1944–1948 *Tuuli ja ihminen, poem 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)

References

1900 births 1984 deaths People from Kaarina Writers from Southwest Finland Finnish literary critics Finnish theatre critics {{Finland-writer-stub