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Title: Lempeä ja lemmen leikkiä : Yksinäytöksinen kuvaus
Original Publication: Kuopio: U. W. Telén ja Co., 1908.
Credits: Tapio Riikonen
Summary: "Lempeä ja lemmen leikkiä : Yksinäytöksinen kuvaus by J. Maanpää is a one-act stage play written in the early 20th century. Set in a Finnish manor’s garden, it is a light romantic comedy of manners that satirizes flirtation, jealousy, and social pretension, contrasting sincere affection with cynical game-playing. At Hongisto manor, the jovial landlord Alppi, his wife, their daughter Dagmar, and visiting youth orbit one another in a summer tangle. Shy feelings bloom between Siiri Auer and student Valto Helavuori, while Dagmar’s fiancé, the vain Engelbert Blom, tries to unsettle them by hinting at Valto’s supposed city romance and a telltale “red” letter—later revealed to be harmless. Engelbert’s caddish side is exposed when he flirts with the maid Kerttu and is called out by her sweetheart Jussi. After a comic interlude with the bumbling Setä-Fridolf, tempers flare: Hongisto rebukes Engelbert, who responds with brazen cynicism about love; Dagmar throws him back his ring and breaks the engagement. The play closes with Dagmar consoled by family, and Siiri and Valto openly affirming their mutual love. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 51.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Maanpää, J., 1886-1956
EBook No.: 76414
Published: Jun 29, 2025
Downloads: 102
Language: Finnish
Subject: One-act plays
Subject: Finnish drama -- 20th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Lempeä ja lemmen leikkiä : Yksinäytöksinen kuvaus
Original Publication: Kuopio: U. W. Telén ja Co., 1908.
Credits: Tapio Riikonen
Summary: "Lempeä ja lemmen leikkiä : Yksinäytöksinen kuvaus by J. Maanpää is a one-act stage play written in the early 20th century. Set in a Finnish manor’s garden, it is a light romantic comedy of manners that satirizes flirtation, jealousy, and social pretension, contrasting sincere affection with cynical game-playing. At Hongisto manor, the jovial landlord Alppi, his wife, their daughter Dagmar, and visiting youth orbit one another in a summer tangle. Shy feelings bloom between Siiri Auer and student Valto Helavuori, while Dagmar’s fiancé, the vain Engelbert Blom, tries to unsettle them by hinting at Valto’s supposed city romance and a telltale “red” letter—later revealed to be harmless. Engelbert’s caddish side is exposed when he flirts with the maid Kerttu and is called out by her sweetheart Jussi. After a comic interlude with the bumbling Setä-Fridolf, tempers flare: Hongisto rebukes Engelbert, who responds with brazen cynicism about love; Dagmar throws him back his ring and breaks the engagement. The play closes with Dagmar consoled by family, and Siiri and Valto openly affirming their mutual love. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 51.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Maanpää, J., 1886-1956
EBook No.: 76414
Published: Jun 29, 2025
Downloads: 102
Language: Finnish
Subject: One-act plays
Subject: Finnish drama -- 20th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.