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 Podreča on the Sorško Field (Sorško polje) in Upper Carniola, then part of the Austrian Empire, now in Slovenia, as an illegitimate son of poor peasant parents. Later he moved with his parents to Praše which was the very inspiration for most of his poets and short stories. The local clergy enabled him the study in Novo mesto, Klagenfurt and Ljubljana. Contrary to their will, however, Jenko decided not to become a priest, but enrolled to the Vienna University where he studied law, classical philology and history.
Togehter with Fran Levstik, Josip Jurčič, Josip Stritar, Simon Gregorčič, and Fran Erjavec he belonged to the generation of prominent Slovenes that embraced a progressive and nationalist political ideology (often with Pan-Slavic elements) and introduced literary realism in the Slovenian literature. He mostly wrote lyrical and patriotic songs, which reveal an influenced of late romanticism. He also wrote short prose in the realistic style.
He was the cousin of the composer Davorin Jenko. The two composed together the song Naprej zastava slave which used to be the unofficial Slovenian national anthem up to the 1980s.
He died in Kranj.
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