#Slovenian Romantic Poet France Prešeren

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Prešernov trg Ljubljana Slovenia

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France Prešeren (2 or 3 December 1800 – 8 February 1849) 

19th-century Romantic Slovene poet. He has been generally acknowledged as the greatest Slovene classical poet and has inspired virtually all later Slovene literature. After his death, he became the leading name of the Slovene literary canon.

Prešeren Day is a public holiday celebrated in Slovenia. It marks the anniversary of his death on 8 February 1849 and is the celebration of the Slovenian culture. (Wikipedia)

From our stacks: Poem ‘Memento Mori’ from Selection of Poems By Francè Prešeren. Translated from the Slovene. Edited by Professor W. K. Matthews (London University) and Professor A. Slodnjak (Ljubljana University) Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1954.

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Prešernov trg square Ljubljana Slovenia

Ljubljana’s famous Prešernov trg square is “adorned with a statue of a poet rather than a political or military hero”. Slovenian poet, France Prešeren (1800–1849), was a Romantic known for his poems and sonnets. France Prešeren – erasmusu.com Statue Julija Primic – statues.vanderkrogt.net Prešeren’s statue depicts the poet with a muse “holding a spring of laurel above his head”. It’s…