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France Presseren
Topic
Outline
France Preseren
(1800-1849) is the greatest Slovenian poet, due to his contribution
to Slovenian language, literature and national identity.
The topic has been presented with varied activities for the student
to read his poetry, to learn about the poet's life, and significance
of his work.
The topic activities are based mainly on the Slovenian website on
France Preseren. The activities
are given in note form with specific links to pages on the website
for the student to access the resource material and to complete
the activity.
The poems and resource material on the Preseren website may be read
both in the original and in English translation.
More useful resources have been listed at the end of the topic.
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France Preseren - the Poet |
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Text
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Activities
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Linguistic
elements
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Poems: |
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poem
song
diary
entry
commentary
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Activity
1:
read and listen to the following 3 well-known poems:
*O,
Vrba...
http://www.preseren.net./slo/3_poezije/91_o_vrba.asp
*Zdravljica...
http://www.preseren.net./slo/3_poezije/13_zdravljica.asp
listen
to the poem of Zdravljica
http://www.preseren.net./slo/3-2_recitacije.asp
*Uvod,
Krst pri Savici...
http://www.preseren.net/slo/3_poezije/99_uvod.asp
Activity
2:
discuss the theme, imagery, language and poetic
form of each of the three poems
Activity
3:
take notes in point form of the meaning of each
poem
Activity
4:
answer the following questions for each poem:
http://www.preseren.net./slo/2-1_zivljenjepis.asp
1. How
does the poem relate to his personal life?
2. What
is the historical significance of the poem?
3. What
is the historical context of the poem?
Diary:
rewrite
one of the poems in prose as a diary entry
Commentary:
write a
short commentary of a selected poem:
what
is the poet trying to convey?
http://www.preseren.net./slo/3-1_poezije.asp
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conditional
mood
optative
mood
prepositions
with
locative and genitive cases
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Biography: |
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biography
list
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Activity
1:
read biography of Preseren
http://www.preseren.net./slo/3-1_poezije.asp
Activity
2:
explore his timelime
http://www.preseren.net./slo/2-2_casovni_trak.asp
Activity
3:
list in chronological order, using the biography and timeline,
the significant events of Preseren’s life
Activity
4:
note which years he wrote his poems, and when they were
published.
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Article: |
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magazine
article
radio
program
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Activity
1:
write a magazine article on the life and work of France Preseren.
use
the information you have obtained from the Biography and Timeline
Activity
2:
read lecture on “France Preseren and Slovenian Identity”
http://www.ijs.si/lit/hlad_bib.html
Activity
3.1:
include the following: biographical details, an outline of
the range of his poetry, a commentary on the significance
and contribution of Preseren to Slovenian literature, and
nationhood
OR
Activity 3.2:
prepare
a radio program on the life and work of Preseren.
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include the following: biographical details, recitation of
poetry with some commentary, a conversation, playing of poems
to music, etc.
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Resources
Books
Slodnjak,
A, France Preseren – Poezije, Zalozzba Mladinska knjiga,
Ljubljana, 1991
Matthews,
W.K, Slodnjak, A, Poems by France Preseren, DZS, Ljubljana,
1997
This
edition includes an excellent introductory article by A. Slodnjak
on the life and significance of Preseren’s work.
Mussicc,
J, Zgodbe o Presernu, Zalozzba Mladika, Ljubljana, 1993
Video
Presernova
Zdravljica, Jaka, Ljubljana, 1995
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