Villem Grünthal-Ridala

Villem Grünthal - Ridala (* May 30, 1885 in Kuivastu, community Muhu; † January 16, 1942 in Helsinki) was an Estonian poet, translator, linguist and folklorist.

Life

Villem Grünthal - Ridala was born under the name of William Grünthal the son of a Kneipiers on the island Muhu. He attended the parish school in Hellamaa (municipality Pühalepa ) and then the Eisenschmidt'sche private school and the public high school in Kuressaare. From 1905 he studied at the University of Helsinki and Finnish literature. In 1911 he passed his master's examination.

From 1910 to 1919 Villem Grünthal - Ridala taught in Tartu Estonian. From 1910 to 1914 he was also leht as editor of the magazine Eesti Kirjandus and from 1914 to 1916 as editor of Üliõpilaste active.

From 1923 until his death was Grünthal - Ridala lecturer of Estonian language and literature at the University of Helsinki. In 1941, he completed a doctorate on Baltic Finnish languages.

Lyrical works

Villem Grünthal - Ridala is best known for his poems in Estonian. Especially his epic volatile work Toomas yes Soon ( 1924) and the collection of ballads Sinine kari (1930 ) set the trend for the Estonian poetry of the time. The poems are mainly influenced by impressionism. Recurring motifs are the island landscape of his home and the beach life. He belonged to the literary group founded in 1905 Noor - Eesti in ( Young Estonia).

Poetry collections

• " Villem Grünthali Laulud " (1908 )
• " Kauged rannad " (1914 )
• " Ungru krahv ehk Näckmansgrund " (1915 )
• " Merineitsit " (1918 )
• " Saarnak " (1918 )
• " Toomas yes Mai" (1924 )
• " Tuules yes Tormis " (1927 )
• " Sinine kari " (1930 )
• " Meretäht " (1935 )
• " Laulud yes kauged rannad " (1938 )
• " Väike luuleraamat " (1969)
• " Valitud värsid " (1986)
• " Püha Rist "