The characteristics of Leopold Volkmer\u27s versification and its resounding in Slovene literary history

Novejše raziskave slovenske književnosti so v marsičem spremenile poglede na vlogo in vrednost posameznih pojavov predvsem v času njenega konstituiranja. Ob tem so nakazale vprašanja, povezana s tistim delom slovenske književnosti, ki je iz različnih vzrokov ostajal zunaj osrednjega zanimanja slovenske literarne vede. V njihov okvir sodi tudi ugotavljanje značilnosti verzifikacije Leopolda Volkmerja (1741-1816), začetnika posvetne verzifikacije na slovenskem Štajerskem. Pogledi nanjo so se oblikovali iz dveh nasprotujočih si sodb, iz Prešernove zavrnitve Volkmerjevih pesmi v izdaji Antona Janeza Murka in Slomškove o Volkmerjevem pomenu za slovenski jezikovni prerod v času močnega ponemčevalnega pritiska in o vzgojni vrednosti njegovih basni.Recent research of Slovene literature has in many ways changed our views on the role and value of individual phenomena especially at the time of its inception. It also indicated the questions connected with that part of Slovene literature, which for various reasons remained outside the central interest of Slovene literary science. The description deals with the characteristics of Leopold Volkmer\u27s (1741-1816) versification, the beginner of secular versification in the Slovene region of Štajerska. Two conflicting views formed these appreciations, namely Prešern\u27s rejection of Volkmer\u27s poems, edited by Anton Janez Murko, and Slomšek\u27s view on its significance for Slovene language transition at the time of strong germanizing pressure, as well as on the educational value of his fables