VRBA - DR. FRANCE PREŠEREN NAJVEČJI SLOVENSKI POET-THE GREATEST SLOVENIAN POET

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Dr. France Prešeren, največji slovenski pesnik, je uresničil idejo Matije Čopa in začel pisati sonete in romance. Postal je prvi slovenski pesnik v modernem smislu in z njegovo poezijo smo Slovenci, v literarnem pogledu, postali enakovredni evropskim narodom. Danes velja France Prešeren za enega največjih slovenskih pesnikov in slovenskih simbolov, njegovo sedmo kitico Zdravljice smo vzeli za himno, na bankovcu za 1000 slovenskih tolarjev je bila njegova podoba, danes ga na kovancu za 2 eura nosimo v denarnicah.

France Prešeren se je rodil 3. decembra 1800 v Vrbi na Gorenjskem kot tretji otrok in prvi sin Šimnu Prešernu (1762-1837) in materi Mini (1774-1842), rojeni Svetina. Pri hiši se je po domače reklo ”Pr’ Ribč”, kjer je mali France skupaj s sestrami in bratoma preživljal otroška leta.

Osnovno šolo je obiskoval v Ribnici, kjer je živel pri stricu Jožefu, ki je bil duhovnik. Zapisan je v Zlato knjigo kot odličen učenec. V ljubljanske šole je prišel leta 1813. Najprej je obiskoval tretji razred normalke, gimnazijo do leta 1819, nato je opravil še dva letnika študija filozofije na liceju, ki ju je končal leta 1821, ko je odšel na Dunaj.

 V šolskem letu 1821/22 je že študiral na Dunaju, najprej tretji letnik filozofije, nato se je odločil za študij prava, čeprav so doma želeli, da bi študiral teologijo. Leta 1826 je končal študij prava, 27. marca 1828 pa je dokončal z odličnim uspehom vse izpite in promoviral za doktorja prava. Med študijem je v šolskem letu 1822/23 imel Prešeren tudi Knafljevo štipendijo. V času bivanja na Dunaju je France Prešeren že pisal pesmi – ohranjene so Povodni mož, Lenora in Lažnivim pratikarjem. 12. januarja 1827 pa je objavil v časopisu Illyrisches Blatt / Ilirski list svojo prvo pesem Dekelcam (An die Mädchen) v slovenščini in svojem nemškem prevodu.

Dr. France Prešeren 

Dr. France Prešeren, the greatest Slovenian poet, followed Matija Čop’s advice, and started writing sonnets and romances. He became the first modern Slovenian poet and through his poetry Slovenians became equals, in the literary sense, of other European nations. Today, France Prešeren is known as the greatest Slovenian poet and one of our greatest symbolic figures. His poem “A Toast” (“Zdravljica”) was adopted as our national anthem, while we also run into him everyday, since his portrait adorns the Slovenian 2€ coin.

France Prešeren was born on 3rd December 1800 in Vrba as the third child, and first son, of Šimen Prešeren (1762-1837) and his wife Mina (1774-1842). The house where France and his sisters and brothers spent their childhood, was known locally as “Pr’ Ribč,” (At the fisherman’s).

He attended the primary school in Ribnica, where he lived with his uncle Jožef who was a priest and where his name appears in the Golden book of outstanding pupils. In 1813 his schooling in Ljubljana started. First he attended the third grade of elementary school, then he went on to the state high school in 1819.  He completed a two year study of philosophy at the lyceum, which he finished in 1821, after which he left for Vienna.

In the academic year 1821/22 he was already studying in Vienna, first completing the third year of philosophy then deciding to continue studying law, against the wishes of his family who wanted him to study theology. In 1826 he completed his law studies, finishing all his exams with honours, thus becoming the title of Doctor of Law, on the 27th of March 1827. During his studies in the academic year 1822/23 Prešeren was also a recipient of the Knafelj scholarship. He had already started writing poetry during his stay in Vienna, of which “The River-man” (“Povodni mož”), “Lenore” and “To the False Apprentices” (“Lažnivim pratikarjem”), are some examples. On the 12th of January 1827 he published his first poem “To the Maidens” (“Dekelcam” or “An die Mädchen) in the newspaper Illyrisches Blatt / Illyrian Pages, both in Slovene and in German translation.