人们盼望已久的一部芬兰文学史于1981年问世了.作者是芬兰的文学史学家K·莱蒂南. 作者在本书前言中指出,芬兰的文学作品有两类,一类是用芬兰文写的,一类是用瑞典文写的,芬兰文学就是由这两类作品组成的统一体。莱蒂南成功地将这二者融为一体,不同于以往许多人对芬兰文学的处理。这部芬兰文学史分为五章。第一章是民间诗歌,介绍了芬兰口头诗歌的传统和瑞典的民间文学,并对诗歌和诗歌研究工作的发展趋势与方法论方面的进展等作了十分中肯的评价。第二章是“正在寻求一种形式的文学”(1155—1809年),第三章是“正在寻求同一性的民族”(1809—1905年).这两章都是以十分传统的方式写成的,有助于读者了解这些时期的情况.莱蒂南出色地掌握了二十世 The long-awaited history of Finnish literature came into being in 1981. The author is Finnish literary historian K Latienam, who pointed out in his foreword that there are two types of Finnish literature, one is from Finland Written in the text, one is written in Swedish, Finnish literature is the unity of these two types of work. Lettie South succeeded in bringing the two together, unlike many in the past who dealt with Finnish literature. This history of Finnish literature is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is a folk poetry, introduces the tradition of Finnish oral poetry and Swedish folk literature, and gives a very pertinent evaluation of the development trend and methodology of poetry and poetry research work. The second chapter is “seeking a form of literature” (1155-1809) and the third chapter “the nation seeking for identity” (1809-1905), both of which are written in a very traditional way , Helps readers to understand the situation of these periods. Lattice excelled in the twentieth century