02238cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324501320014226400510027430000470032533600260037233700260039833800360042450000310046050800810049152012490057253400450182165300100186685600430187699900170191915217UtSlPG20260610133345.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7afi2iso639-1 4aPH1 aKilpi, Hilja,d1844-192710aSillankorvan emäntä :bNelinäytöksinen näytelmä - Tapaus länsisuomalaisessa talonpoikaissuvussa 1860-1870-luvulla 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2005-03-01 aProduced by Matti Järvinen, Tuija Lindholm and PG Distributed Proofreaders a"Sillankorvan emäntä" by Hilja Kilpi is a four-act play written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in a Finnish farm setting during the late 19th century, centering around the life of Mailiisa, the strong-willed matriarch of Sillankorva, and her daughter Johanna. The play explores themes of familial duty, societal expectations, and the challenges of navigating personal desires against the weight of tradition. The opening of the play introduces us to Sillankorva, where the daily life of the household is vividly depicted. Mailiisa, the protagonist, is shown as a commanding presence in her home, dealing with her servant Kreeta and the old steward Tapani. There is an underlying tension regarding potential suitors for Johanna and the future of the family estate. As the characters banter, the motivations of each emerge—Mailiisa is determined to keep Sillankorva within her family, while Johanna grapples with her own emerging independence and the restrictions imposed upon her by her mother. The dynamics of power, familial relationships, and the expectations placed upon young women provide a rich foundation for the play's exploration of personal and societal identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aDrama40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15217 c56605d56605