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Dolce far niente (poem)

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"Dolce far niente" is a poem by Finnish poet Aaro Hellaakoski. First published in his 1928 collection Jääpeili[1] ('The ice mirror'[2]) notable especially for its experimental typography, it was the subject of a study into the relationship between manuscript (or proof) and print version.[3]

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  1. ^ Aaro Hellaakoski (1928). Jääpeili. Helsinki: Otava. pp. 17–. ISBN 9789522152077.
  2. ^ Heinberg, Aage; Bukdahl, Jørgen, eds. (1959). Through Revolutions to Liberty. Scandinavia Past and Present. Vol. 2. Arnkrone. pp. 1126ff.
  3. ^ Pulkkinen, Pulkkinen (2013). "A Genetic and Semiotic Approach to the Bibliographical Code Exemplified by the Typography of Aaro Hellaakoski's 'Dolce Far Niente'". In Van Mierlo, Wim; Fachard, Alexandre (eds.). The Journal of the European Society for Textual Scholarship. Amsterdam: Editions Rodopi. pp. 163–186. ISBN 9789401209021.