Pyhäaamu Anttilan pihalla : Yksinäytöksinen maalaisnäytelmä by Veera Roos
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"Pyhäaamu Anttilan pihalla : Yksinäytöksinen maalaisnäytelmä by Veera Roos" is a one-act rural play written in the early 20th century. Set on a Finnish farmyard during a Sunday morning, it portrays village life with humor and warmth. The likely topic is rural courtship and family authority, contrasting city-bred manners with country values. The play follows Antti, who loves Helmi, a capable servant girl, but faces his father’s initial resistance. To jolt his
father, Antti feigns interest in Olga, a fashionable city seamstress, while the wealthy but simple Kontinahon Tahvana bungles a bid to court Helmi. Emäntä quietly favors Helmi, and the father, alarmed by the prospect of a frivolous city daughter-in-law and by Tahvana’s suit, realizes Helmi’s worth. Fearing he may lose her, he asks Helmi to marry Antti, and she gladly agrees. Misunderstandings dissolve, and the family plans to celebrate their engagement alongside Aino’s upcoming wedding, affirming the play’s gentle moral that industrious good sense and “maahenki” outshine shallow sophistication. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Roos, Veera, 1882-1961 |
|---|---|
| Title | Pyhäaamu Anttilan pihalla : Yksinäytöksinen maalaisnäytelmä |
| Original Publication | Hämeenlinna: Arvi A. Karisto Oy, 1925. |
| Series Title | Seuranäytelmiä; 254 |
| Credits | Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Finnish drama -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76325 |
| Release Date | Jun 16, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 137 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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