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| 1833 |
Prešeren meets Julija Primic |
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round the time when Prešeren became
more independent in his poetry, he happened to meet Julija
Primic, a delicate young lady from a rich merchant family,
who became, for many years, the poet's muse and object
of unrequited love. This emotion bore fruit in Sonetni
venec (A Wreath of Sonnets), which was published in
1834 as a special supplement to the Ilirski list, which
includes the famous Magistrale,
in which the first letter of each line spells Primicovi
Juliji (To Primic's Julija). The Wreath aroused quite
a lot of interest and was much talked about in Ljubljana;
Julija's mother was particularly displeased. She was a
rich and domineering woman, who could by no means countenance
France Prešeren as her future son-in-law. It seems that
everybody, apart from Prešeren himself, could see that.
Prešeren counted on being able to soften her by improving
his financial position. In 1834, he moved from Baumgarten's
office to take charge of the office of his lawyer school
friend, Blaž
Crobath. Prešeren also applied for his own legal practice.
This application, his second, was again rejected. His
disappointment was considerable, eased only slightly by
the recognition his poetry was receiving. At that time
he got to know two fellow poets: the Czech romantic Macha
and Stanko Vraz. Their long and fruitful discussions of
literary matters gave Prešeren particular pleasure, especially
the praise and admiration the two poets offered. Macha's
stay in Ljubljana was probably especially memorable, as
Prešeren and his bohemian friends made a special effort
to introduce him to their drinking venues and noisy parties.
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