Project Gutenberg 2025-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 124 Halme, Kaarle 1864 1946 Jaakopin uni : $b Yksinäytöksinen satiiri $aHelsinki :$bYrjö Weilin & Kumpp. Oy, $c1911. Tapio Riikonen "Jaakopin uni: Yksinäytöksinen satiiri by Kaarle Halme" is a satirical play written in the early 20th century. This one-act piece presents a comedic and critical look at the political and social climate of its era, focusing on the ambitions and follies of individuals vying for position and recognition. The play lampoons the political maneuvering, class pretensions, and personal vanities found within a Finnish rural community, set against the backdrop of an impending public celebration. The story centers on Jaakoppi Sinisalo-Kantele, a comical and indecisive landowner who dreams of climbing the political ladder, switching allegiances for personal gain. Through interactions with his lively daughter Aino, the proud aristocrat Kunigunda and her daughter Antoinette, the earnest Kauno Ventomieli, and other colorful village characters, the play unfolds as a mixture of reality and Jaakoppi's dreamlike confusion. As Jaakoppi dozes off, he envisions exaggerated encounters highlighting political opportunism, class snobbery, and the chaos of rural ambitions. When he awakens, his hopes are dashed by a letter announcing his rival’s candidacy, underscoring the futility and absurdity of his aspirations. The play as a whole offers a witty critique of personal and societal ambitions through humor and farcical situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20241023014049halme 1911 FI Reading ease score: 56.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fi One-act plays Finnish drama -- 20th century PH Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 79851 2025-06-30T05:18:03.552991 text/html 99788 2025-06-30T05:18:08.777966 application/epub+zip 98561 2025-06-30T05:18:06.199984 application/epub+zip 89917 2025-06-30T05:18:05.142975 application/epub+zip 186869 2025-06-30T05:18:10.474953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177437 2025-06-30T05:18:08.136012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56452 2025-06-30T05:18:03.314008 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36731 2025-04-12T17:10:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15027 2025-06-30T05:18:10.596958 application/rdf+xml 11933 2025-06-30T05:18:05.631980 image/jpeg 3025 2025-06-30T05:18:05.387998 image/jpeg 99403 2025-06-30T05:18:03.560004 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia