Uuno Kailas

Finnish poet

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Uuno Kailas was a Finnish poet known for returning to classical ideals and traditional meters in his poetry. He authored "Uni ja kuolema" (Sleep and Death) in 1931 and upheld a rigid moral code in his work. Kailas is recognized alongside Kaarlo Sarkia as a significant poet of the interwar period in Finnish literature.1

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Finnish literature
The early 20th century
…between the world wars were Uuno Kailas and Kaarlo Sarkia, both of whom returned to classical ideals of poetry and traditional metres. The former wrote Uni ja kuolema (1931; “Sleep and Death”) and upheld a rigid moral code; the latter was a fastidious stylist and sensitive seeker after beauty. Aaro…
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…between the world wars were Uuno Kailas and Kaarlo Sarkia, both of whom returned to classical ideals of poetry and traditional metres. The former wrote Uni ja kuolema (1931; “Sleep and Death”) and upheld a rigid moral code; the latter was a fastidious stylist and sensitive seeker after beauty. Aaro…
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