Spreading the Written Word: Mikael Agricola and the Birth of Literary Finnish
"The Protestant Reformation began in Germany in 1517, and the adoption of Lutheranism was the decisive impetus for literary development in Finland. As the Reformation required the use of the vernacular in services and ecclesiastical ceremonies, new manuals and biblical translations were needed...
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Helsinki
Finnish Literature Society / SKS
2015
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