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Slovene literature is the literature written in the Slovene language.

Literature in Slovene language

The Freising Manuscripts, dating from the 10th century, most probably written in upper Carinthia, are the oldest surviving documents in Slovene.

Protestant preacher Primož Trubar, author of the first printed book in Slovene

The Sower (1907) by the Impressionist painter Ivan Grohar is a metaphore for the Slovenes as a vigorous nation in front of an uncertain future and a nation that sows in order that it could harvest.

First written text

The earliest documents written in a Slovene dialect are the Freising manuscripts (Brižinski spomeniki), dated between 972 and 1022, found in 1803 in Freising, Germany.

First printed books

The first printed books in Slovene were Catechismus and Abecedarium, written by the Protestant reformer Primož Trubar in 1550 and printed in Tübingen, Germany. Jurij Dalmatin translated the Bible into Slovene in 1584. In the second half of the 16th century Slovene became known to other European languages with the multilingual dictionary, compiled by Hieronymus Megiser. Since then each new generation of Slovene writers contributed to the growing corpus in Slovene language.

Literary genres

• Narrative fiction: historical fiction, rural story, humour
• Poetry
• Drama

Historical periods

Middle Ages

Main articles: Freising Manuscripts, Klagenfurt Manuscript, Stična Manuscript, and Castelmonte Manuscript

Folk poetry

Main articles: Kralj Matjaž, Pegam and Lambergar, Peter Klepec, Rošlin and Verjanko, and The Fair Vida

Protestant reformation

Main articles: Adam Bohorič, Jurij Dalmatin, Sebastijan Krelj, and Primož Trubar

Counter-reformation

Main article: Tomaž Hren

Baroque

Main articles: Lovrenc Marušič, Tobia Lionelli, and Johann Weikhard von Valvasor

Age of Enlightenment

Main articles: Marko Pohlin, Jurij Japelj, Valentin Vodnik, and Anton Tomaž Linhart

1830-1849

Main articles: Matija Čop, Janez Vesel Koseski, France Prešeren, Anton Martin Slomšek, Stanko Vraz, Fanny Hausmann, Josipina Turnograjska, Luiza Pesjak, and Janez Nepomuk Primic

1849-1899

Main articles: Janez Trdina, Fran Levstik, Simon Jenko, Josip Jurčič, Josip Stritar, Janko Kersnik, Simon Gregorčič, Anton Aškerc, Ivan Tavčar, and Zofka Kveder (too many parameters in {{main}})

Fin-de-siecle

Main articles: Impressionism, Neo-romanticism, Symbolism (arts), Decadence, Ivan Cankar, Josip Murn Aleksandrov, Dragotin Kette, Oton Župančič, Alojz Gradnik, and Izidor Cankar

This period encompasses 1899-1918.

Late realism

Main articles: Fran Milčinski, Janez Jalen, and Fran Saleški Finžgar

1918-1941

Main articles: Edvard Kocbek, Pavel Golia, Vladimir Bartol, Louis Adamic, Alma Karlin, Bogomir Magajna, Ivan Mrak, Anton Novačan, Lili Novy, and Julius Kugy (too many parameters in {{main}})

1918-1926

Main articles: Srečko Kosovel and Anton Podbevšek

1918-1930

Main articles: Joža Lovrenčič, Miran Jarc, Anton Vodnik, France Vodnik, Božo Vodušek, Ivan Pregelj, Slavko Grum, Stanko Majcen, France Bevk, and Jože Udovič (too many parameters in {{main}})

1930-1941

Main articles: Mile Klopčič, Fran Albreht, Vera Albreht, Tone Čufar, Igo Gruden, Prežihov Voranc, Miško Kranjec, Bratko Kreft, Ivan Potrč, and Ludvik Mrzel (too many parameters in {{main}})

1941-1945

Main articles: Karel Destovnik Kajuh, Edvard Kocbek, Matej Bor, France Balantič, and Ivan Hribovšek

1945-1990

Main articles: Žarko Petan, Boris Pahor, Alojz Rebula, Florjan Lipuš, Janko Messner, Mimi Malenšek, Miha Remec, Miloš Mikeln, Saša Vuga, and Feri Lainšček (too many parameters in {{main}})

Neo-realism

Main articles: Ciril Kosmač, Tone Seliškar, Anton Ingolič, Branka Jurca, Berta Golob, Ela Peroci, Kristina Brenkova, and Leopold Suhodolčan

Intimism

Main article: Intimism (Slovene poetry)

Intimism (Slovene: intimizem) was a poetic movement, the main themes of which were love, disappointment and suffering and the projection of poet's inner feelings onto nature. Its beginner is Ivan Minatti, who was followed by Lojze Krakar. The climax of Intimism was achieved in 1953 with a collection of poetry titled Poems of the Four (Pesmi štirih), written by Janez Menart, Ciril Zlobec, Kajetan Kovič and Tone Pavček. An often neglected female counterpart to the four was Ada Škerl, whose subjective and pessimistic poetic sentiment was contrary to the post-war revolutionary demands in the People's Republic of Slovenia.

Modernism

Main articles: Edvard Kocbek, Vitomil Zupan, Borut Kardelj, Rudi Šeligo, Gustav Januš, Svetlana Makarovič, Andrej Capuder, Jože Snoj, Jože Javoršek, and Dominik Smole (too many parameters in {{main}})

Postmodernism

Main articles: Boris A. Novak, Marko Kravos, Drago Jančar, Evald Flisar, Tomaž Šalamun, Brina Svit, Janko Ferk, and Cvetka Lipuš

Post 1990

Main articles: Iztok Osojnik, Aleš Debeljak, Josip Osti, Miha Mazzini, Sebastijan Pregelj, Drago Jančar, Rudi Šeligo, Boris A. Novak, Igor Škamperle, and Alojz Ihan (too many parameters in {{main}})