Simon Jenko
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Simon Jenko (October 27, 1835 – October 18, 1869) was a
Slovene
poet, lyricist and writer.
Jenko was born in
classical philology
, and history.
Together with
Slovenian literature. He mostly wrote lyrical and patriotic poems, which reveal an influence of late romanticism. He also wrote short prose
in a realistic style.
He was the cousin of the composer
Naprej zastava slave together, which used to be the unofficial Slovenian national anthem
up to the 1980s.
He died in Kranj.
The Jenko Award bestowed each year for the best poetry collection in Slovene published in the previous two years by the Slovene Writers' Association is named after Simon Jenko.[1]
References
- ^ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Events and Awards:The Jenko Award (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
See also
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