He created motifs of his unhappy love with his homeland. His homeland was often invaded at this time. One of his famous motifs was the "hostile fortune". After World War II in the Slovene Lands,[8] the Slovenes made this a national myth.
Prešeren was conflicted with many of the churches and politicians in Ljubljana. He had alcoholism. He tried to kill himself two times. He also saw many of his closest friends die horribly. His lyric poetry talked about his love of his homeland and suffering. He also talked about his unfulfilled love of his muse, Julija Primic.[9]
He mostly wrote poetry in Slovene and in German.[10] He lived in Carniola. At first, he thought himself as a Carniolan. Over time, however, he created his own Slovene identity.[11]
Notes
↑The only portrait from memory of his face.[1] After 1900, this portrait became the shape for later images of him. The accuracy of the original portrait is doubted, however.[1][2]
↑He was also called Ribčev France' Dzlavi in his home village
↑His birth date is mostly thought to be 3 December. In 2002, however, a family tree of his family was published by theSlovene Genealogical Society. This family tree put the date of his birth on 2 December. It put 3 December as the date of his baptism.[3]
References
↑ 1.01.1Šavc, Urška. "Zbirka portretov Franceta Prešerna" [The Collection of Depictions of France Prešeren]. In Šmid Hribar, Mateja; Golež, gregor; Podjed, Dan; Kladnik, Drago; Erhartič, Bojan; Pavlin, Primož; Ines, Jerele (eds.). Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI [Encyclopedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 January 2013.
![Prešeren, 1850 oil portrait[lower-roman 1]](File:Pre%C5%A1ern-Goldenstein.jpg)
