Dolce far niente
"Dolce far niente" (Italian for "sweet doing nothing") 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, and was the subject of a study into the relationship between manuscript (or proof) and print version.[3]
References
- ^ Aaro Hellaakoski (1928). Jääpeili. Helsinki: Otava. pp. 17–.
- ^ Heinberg, Aage; Bukdahl, Jørgen, eds. (1959). Through Revolutions to Liberty. Scandinavia Past and Present. Vol. 2. Arnkrone. pp. 1126ff.
- ^ 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.