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Emil Cesar
Emil Cesar (16 August 1927 – 12 September 2020) was a Slovenian literary historian, editor, and former professor at the University of Ljubljana. Life and workEmil Cesar was born on 16 August 1927 in Ljubljana as the son of Jernej Cesar (1881–1954), a locomotive engineer from Veliki Kal, and Marija Cesar (née Zupančič, 1896–1972). He graduated in 1947 and furthered his studies at the University of Ljubljana, where he graduated in Slovene language and literature in 1953. After his graduation, he became a middle school teacher. In 1977 he started lecturing on contemporary Slovene literature at the Faculty of Education at the University of Ljubljana. He received his PhD in 1990. Cesar started publishing literary history articles in 1954. His work focuses on Slovene literature during the period between the two world wars and the literature of Slovene resistance against the Nazi takeover during the Second World War, particularly of Karel Destovnik Kajuh and working-class writers. Among his work are also numerous forewords, studies, and commentaries on many publications by other authors, as well as anthologies. From 1982 to 1988, he was the main editor of the magazine Obzornik, where he emphasized the Slovene outlook of the publication. List of works
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