{"id":1971,"date":"2024-04-03T23:42:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/jakobparn\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T00:05:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:05:44","slug":"jakobparn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/p\/jakobparn\/","title":{"rendered":"Jakob P\u00e4rn"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tStories <\/a>\"Jakob<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

Jakob P\u00e4rn (30.\/18. X 1843 \u2013 6. X \/ 23. IX 1916) was an Estonian prose writer during the Age of National Awakening. In his stories, he promoted the ideas of Estonians being the masters of their land and their striving towards wealth and equality to the Germans.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tP\u00e4rn was born in Lahvardi farm, Torma village, Tartu county to a tenant farmer\u2019s family. He studied at Torma parish school where he met C. R. Jakobson, his junior by a few years and the later key figure of the Age of Awakening. P\u00e4rn befriended Jakobson and was influenced by him till Jakobson\u2019s death in 1882. From 1862-1865, he studied at Oheim German-language private primary school in Tartu and from 1871-1882, at Tartu I Teachers\u2019 Seminary. From 1869-1871, he was schoolmaster at the German primary school in P\u00f5ltsamaa and from 1871-1882, he was the principal of another German primary school in Lihula. Due to his social and literary actions he clashed with the local German and wannabe-German (they were called \u2018juniper Germans\u2019 by fellow Estonians) elite and was forced to resign his position at the school. In 1883, with the help of a recommendation from Jakob Hurt, he became the principal of a parish school in Vana-Otep\u00e4\u00e4 village, where he worked for 25 years while also being socially active. As an advocate for the national movement, he originally favored the ideas of C. J. Jakobson, but later became to support Jakob Hurt. From 1908-1916, he worked as a teacher in several Valmiera (nowadays in Latvia) schools. He died in Elva and is buried at Raadi cemetery.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHe started writing when he was studying at the Tartu Teachers\u2019 Seminary. He initially wrote books and articles on housekeeping, parenting, healthcare, beekeeping, writing school assignments, etc. He also published several educational children\u2019s books. His most prolific time was in the 1870s when he lived in Lihula. Altogether he wrote about two dozen stories, which were rather popular. In his works, he expressed the aspirations of Estonian men during the Age of Awakening while also offering useful teachings. The main aspiration of the time was owning land, i.e. purchasing a farm in perpetuity, which became possible for Estonians after the changes in peasant laws in Livonia in 1849 and in Estonia in 1856. P\u00e4rn\u2019s most influential work was his novel Oma tuba, oma luba ehk Lahwardi Kristjani ja metsawahi Leenu armastuse lugu<\/em> (\u2018My House, My Rules, or the Love Story of Lahwardi Kristjan and Leenu, the Forest Guard\u2019s Daughter\u2019, 1879), which was inspired by the fate of P\u00e4rn\u2019s parents. The proverb \u2018my house, my rules\u2019\u00a0is a common saying even these days, expressing the typically Estonian attitude about property. <\/span>Oma tuba, oma luba<\/span> <\/em> was one of the first Estonian literary works to be translated into Finnish (1882).<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHis popular story Must kuub<\/em> (\u2018Black Coat\u2019, 1883) described the development of Estonian farmers into estate owners. Economic emancipation offered Estonian men the possibility to marry a German, even a high-born girl \u2013 as it is depicted in Juhan ja Adele<\/em> (\u2018Juhan and Adele\u2019, 1879), one of the most popular stories by P\u00e4rn at the time. However, in Must kuub<\/em> that was published four years later, the Estonian estate owner decides to marry an Estonian girl over a German one. In reality, the chances of fulfilling these Awakening-era dreams were close to none for most farm owners, as most still faced poverty and uncertainty. The stories Wilhelm<\/em> (1878), Uni ei anna uuta kuube, magamine maani s\u00e4rki<\/em> (\u2018Dreaming Will Not Grant a New Coat nor Sleeping a Long Shirt\u2019, 1879) Lahtine aken<\/em> (\u2018Open Window\u2019, 1882) and Head s\u00f5brad<\/em> (\u2018Good Friends\u2019, 1883) describe the development of Estonians\u2019 feelings of ownership in the urban setting, offering hope that Estonians may become wealthy as merchants or craftsmen as well.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMany of Jakob P\u00e4rn\u2019s works still remain as manuscripts, for example the stories Kasulapsed<\/em> (\u2018Foster Children\u2019) and Hinge maa!<\/em> (\u2018Land of the Soul!\u2019) that depict the hard life of farmers, but also the memoir Jutustus C. R. Jakobsoni ja J. P\u00e4rni elu loost<\/em> (\u2018A Telling of the Life Story of C. R. Jakobson and J. P\u00e4rn\u2019).<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tS. V. (Translated by A. S.)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Books in Estonian<\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tStories and novellas<\/em><\/strong>
Pere t\u00fcttar ja waene laps<\/strong>. Tartu: H. Laakmann, 1872, 58 lk.
R\u00e4bala-Hans ja Serwa-Aadu<\/strong> ehk Kuida t\u00f6\u00f6 n\u00f6nda palk. Kuida sina lastele, n\u00f6nda nemad p\u00e4rast sinule ja weel m\u00f5ned l\u00fchikesed \u00f5petused. Wana ja noorele p\u00e4\u00e4wa raskuse jahutuseks. Tartu: H. Laakmann, 1873, 80 lk.
Mis inimene k\u00fclvab, seda tema ka l\u00f5ikab!<\/strong>. Eesti Kirjameeste Seltsi Aastaraamat, 1873.
Wanaema warandus<\/strong>. Noore ja wanale p\u00e4ewa raskuse jahutuseks. Tartu: H. Laakmann, 1875, 90 lk.
Wilhelm<\/strong>. Wana ja noorele p\u00e4\u00e4wa raskuse jahutuseks. Tartu: H. Laakmann, 1878, 90 lk.
Oma tuba, oma luba <\/strong>ehk Lahwardi Kristjani ja metsawahi Leenu armastuse lugu. Tartu: Schnakenburg, 1879, 47 lk. [J\u00e4rgnevad tr\u00fckid: 1911, 1923, 1926, 1979, 2009. E-raamat: 2014. K\u00e4ttesaadav: <\/span>http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10062\/8597<\/a>.]
Juhan ja Adele<\/strong> ehk Armastus ei k\u00fcsi seisuse j\u00e4rele. Tartu: Schnakenburg, 1879, 55 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: 1892. K\u00e4ttesaadav: <\/span>http:\/\/kivike.kirmus.ee\/meta\/AR-18347-45916-04833<\/a>.]
Uni ei anna uuta kuube, magamine maani s\u00e4rki<\/strong>. \u2013 Sakala Lisaleht, 1879.
\u00dcksainus t\u00fctar. \u2013 Sakala Lisaleht, 1879-1880.
Lahtine aken<\/strong>. Jutt Eesti k\u00e4sit\u00f6\u00f6liste elust. Tartu: Schnakenburg, 1882, 111 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: 1882.]
Head s\u00f6brad<\/strong>. Nowella linna rahwa elust. Tallinn: K. Busch, 1883, 72 lk.
Must kuub<\/strong>. Eesti rahva elust. Tallinn: T. Jakobson, 1883, 113 lk. [J\u00e4rgnevad tr\u00fckid: 1913, 1923, 1979, 2009. K\u00e4ttesaadav: <\/span>http:\/\/krzwlive.kirmus.ee\/<\/a>.]
Jumala abiga Omast j\u00f5uust<\/strong>. Eestirahwa elust J. P\u00e4rn. Tartu: Schnakenburg, 1884, 90 lk.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChildren\u2019s stories<\/em><\/strong>
Muistena juttud noore rahwale<\/strong>. Tartu: H. Laakmann, 1871, 40 lk.
L\u00fchikesed juttud armsa lastele<\/strong>. Tartu: H. Laakmann, 1873, 43 lk.
Vanad jutud<\/strong>. Eesti Kirjameeste Seltsi Aastaraamat, 1875.
24 Juttu lastele<\/strong>. Tallinn: T. Jakobson, 1883, 42 lk. [E-raamat: 2014.]<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHandbooks<\/em><\/strong>
M\u00f5istlik majapidaja ja lastekaswataja<\/strong>: \u00dcks n\u00f5uandmise raamat peremeestele, perenaestele, koolmeistritele ja kes weel seks saada soowiwad. Tartu: W. Gl\u00e4ser, 1869, 112 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: 1878.]
Kirjalikud t\u00f6\u00f6d koolis ja kodu<\/strong>. Tartu: Schnakenburg, 1879, 56 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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