Challenges in the reception of Prešeren's poems were already pointed out during the poet's lifetime. Extensive explanations of his poems and reminders about erroneous understanding demonstrate that even intellectuals have diffi culties...
moreChallenges in the reception of Prešeren's poems were already pointed out during the poet's lifetime. Extensive explanations of his poems and reminders about erroneous understanding demonstrate that even intellectuals have diffi culties with Prešeren's poetry. Boža Krakar Vogel's study confi rmed the very poor cognitive response even by the students of Slovene, despite the fact that these students highly value Prešeren's poetry, which can be explained by the mythical dimensions of the national poet. The comparison between Krst pri Savici [The Baptism on the Savica] and Jenko's Ognjeplamtič shows why Prešeren's romantic poem is more challenging for reception, which was confi rmed by the empirical study conducted in the fi rst year of a secondary school, the outcome of which showed an exceptionally poor understanding of the Baptism.
Prva mnenja o recepcijski zahtevnosti Prešernovih pesmi so se pojavila že v času njegovega življenja, obsežne razlage pesmi in opozorila na napake v razumevanju pa dokazujejo, da imajo težave s Prešernovo poezijo tudi izobraženci. Raziskava Bože Krakar Vogel je potrdila zelo slab kognitivni odziv celo pri študentih slovenistike, s tem da le-ti Prešernove pesmi vseeno visoko vrednotijo, kar lahko pojasnimo z mitičnimi razsežnostmi nacionalnega pesniškega prvaka. Primerjava Krsta pri Savici z Jenkovim Ognjeplamtičem razkriva, zakaj je Prešernova romantična pesnitev recepcijsko bolj zahtevna, to spoznanje pa potrjuje empirična raziskava v prvem letniku ekonomske gimnazije, ki je izpričala izjemno slabo razumevanje Krsta pri Savici.
