Autor	Puhvel, Madli
Pealkiri	Symbol of dawn: the life and times of the 19th century Estonian poet Lydia Koidula.
Väljaandja	Tartu, Tartu University Press, 1995,
ISBN
Koopiaid	1
Kirjeldus	In "Symbol of Dawn" Madli Puhvel presents the story of the life and times of Lydia Koidula to English-speaking readers. Koidula, who lived in the latter half of the 19th century, was the first great poet to write in Estonian...An admiring contemporary dubbed the author with the nom de plume "Koidula"... which in Estonian has connotations of dawn. That name became universally recognized by Estonians who learned her patriotic poems at school. These were inspirational messages advocating ethnic pride and love of native land to a people who were just emerging from 600 years of serfdom. In her personal life the poet was plagued by depression. In this she shared the fate of many intellectually gifted women who lived during times when intellect in women was largely deplored...real recognition came largely posthumously. Today she is considered Estonia's national heroine...whose portrait adorns currency and postage stamps. (Book cover)