of the Romantic school in Slovenia. Nevertheless, recognition came slowly after his death. It was not before 1866 that a real breakthrough in the reception of his role in Slovene culture took place. In that year, Josip Jurčič and Josip Stritar published a new edition of Prešeren's collection of poems. In the preface, Stritar published an essay which is still considered one of the most influential essays in Slovene history. In it, he showed the aesthetic value of Prešeren's work by placing him in the wider European context. From then on, his reputation as the greatest poet in Slovene was never endangered. Legacy Prešeren's legacy in Slovene culture is enormous. He is generally regarded as the national poet. In 1905, his monument was placed at the central square in Ljubljana, now called Prešeren Square. By the early 1920s, all his surviving work had been catalogued and numerous critical editions of his works had been published. Several scholars were already dealing exclusively with the analysis of his work and little was left unknown about his life. In 1945, the anniversary of his death, called Prešeren Day, was declared as the Slovene cultural holiday. In 1989, his Zdravljica was declared the national anthem of Slovenia, replacing the old Naprej, zastava slave. In 1992, his effigy was portrayed on the Slovene 1000 tolar banknote, and since 2007, his image is on the Slovene two-euro coin. The highest Slovene prize for artistic achievements, the Prešeren Award, is named after him. Notes References Further reading Henry Ronald Cooper, Francè Prešeren (Boston, MA: Twayne, 1981). Janko Lavrin, Francè Prešeren: 1800–1849 (Bristol: Western Printing Services Ltd., 1955). External links Preseren.net Prešeren.net – web page dedicated to the poet in Slovene, English, and German Free sheet music by Prešerenat International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) F. Prešeren. 5 poems in the English translation (audio) F. Prešeren. Sonnets in the English translation (audio) 1800 births 1849 deaths People from the Municipality of Žirovnica Romantic poets National anthem writers Carniolan poets Carniolan lawyers Slovenian poets Slovenian male poets University of Vienna alumni Deaths from cirrhosis 19th-century Carniolan writers