Literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The title leaf of the first Bosnian book printed in 1611,Nauk krstjanski za narod slovinski,also known asMali nauk(Christian Doctrine for Slavonic People, aka. Little Doctrine) by the "father of Bosnian literature",Matija Divković.

Charter of theKing Dabiša,at the turn of the 14th to the 15th century.

Theliterature of Bosnia and Herzegovinais a complex literary production withinBosnia and Herzegovina,which is seen as a unique, singular literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian and Herzegovinian literature, or Bosnian literature), consisting of literary traditions of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Depending on the period in history, it is written inSerbo-Croatian,Bosnian,Croatian,andSerbianlanguages, and uses both Latin and Cyrillic scripts, and historically, it usedLadino,Arabic,PersianandOttoman-Turkish,with a use of peculiar form known asAljamiadoandArebica.Hence, the literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina was realized within the framework ofmulticultural-civilizational paradigm. It is closely related to other South Slavic literature.

The most important representatives of modern literature are writers such asIvo Andrić,Meša Selimović,Branko Ćopić,poets such asMak Dizdar,Aleksa Šantić,Antun Branko Šimić,essayists such asHamdija Kreševljaković,and present-day contemporaries such as poetMarko Vešović,playwrightAbdulah Sidran,novelistsAleksandar Hemon,Miljenko Jergović,Saša Stanišić,andAndrej Nikolaidis,essayistIvan Lovrenović,Željko Ivanković,Dubravko Lovrenović,Predrag Matvejević,and many others.

Going back to the medieval times, literature was predominantly ecclesiastical, with literacy revolving around a production of theBosnian Church,and other religiousliturgical,diplomatic and trade texts, based inBosnianvernacular, an old form ofShtokavian dialect,Ijekaviandialect, in some casesOld Slavic,and usingBosančica(transl. Bosnian Cyrillic) andGlagolitic scripts.One specific peculiarity of this period in Bosnia and Herzegovina are written monuments in form ofstećaks.The international trade agreement betweenRepublic of Ragusaand the Bosnian medieval state ofBan Kulin,theBan Kulin's charter,written in Bosnian vernacular usingBosančica,is the first such document among South Slavs, which appeared half a century earlier than first charter of any kind in Germany (the first one was from 1238/9), and just a little later than first such document in Christian Spain and southern France.

From late medieval and early modern times onward, the role of theBosnian Franciscansbecame crucial for the literary developments, and their production in the same Bosnian vernacularNarodni jezik(peoples languagetransl. peoples language), written inBosančica,became an integral part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina literature, withMatija Divković,the first Bosnian typographer who in 1611 printed the first Bosnian book, written in Bosnian usingBosančica,being dubbed the founding father of Bosnia and Herzegovina literature.

Background and theoretical basis

Ivan Lovrenović's diagram of Bosnian integral and particular culture.

The literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a complex literary production withinBosnia and Herzegovina,which is seen as a unique, singular literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian and Herzegovinian literature, or Bosnian literature), which consists of literary traditions of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including parallel literature of Bosniaks, literature of Bosnian Croats, literature of Bosnian Serbs. and literature of minority groups such as literature ofJews of Bosnia and Herzegovina,literature ofRomani of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Depending on the period in history, it is written inSerbo-Croatian,Bosnian,Croatian,andSerbianlanguage, and uses both Latin and Cyrillic scripts, and historically, it usedLadino,Arabic,PersianandOttoman-Turkish,with a use of peculiar form known asAljamiadoandArebica.Hence, literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina was realized within the framework ofmulticultural-civilizational paradigm. It is closely related to other South Slavic literature.

The cultural identity of Bosnia and Herzegovina should be understood through its "composite integrity". The cultural traditions of the Bosnia and Herzegovina peoples are in a specific relationship, which is characterized by a constant oscillation between integral Bosnian identity and national peculiarities. Regardless of social circumstances, periodically even cultural isolationism, neither of these two characteristics have been completely suppressed. Based on this legacy of the contemporary cultural context, the conceptual determinant that is the "literature of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina" gains the scope which transcends national and state framework when it comes to the possibility of including integral literary traditions of all people historically, and three constituent peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina in modern sense. The essence is that individual national literature, Croatian, Serbian, Montenegrin and Bosniak, cannot be tied to the borders of nation states anyway, as all these peoples, in the status of a constitutive or national minority, live in all four countries, with a cultural spaces overlapping and interfere with each other.
Such circumstances justify the multiple affiliation of some authors to more than one literature, and the best example isIvo Andrić,who equally belongs to Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian literature, respectively.

Bosnian literature, which includes literary traditions originated in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according toMuhsin Rizvićis based on:

• awareness of each literary tradition about itself and its own continuity;
• awareness of the Bosnian and Herzegovinian community and commonality which arises from evident tolerance towards other literary traditions, and from knowledge of the autochthonous position of each tradition on Bosnian and Herzegovinian soil;
• awareness of mutual relations that are necessary on the line of common language, on the line of historical destiny of common life and interests of maintenance, on the line of common mutual themes, ideology of social survival, and, finally, on the line of interest of stylistic-aesthetic commonalities and permeation;
• awareness of the innate venturing into the Serbian and Croatian literature of Serbian and Croatian writers - taking Serbian and Croatian literary works as a model in the line of literary and stylistic features of the common language and South Slavic reciprocity.

Name

Until the middle of the last century, the term "literature in Bosnia and Herzegovina" was in use, but as early as 1950 the literary theory adopts the term "Bosnian and Herzegovinian literature" (or "Bosnian-Herzegovinian literature";Serbo-Croatian:Bosanskohercegovačka književnost). Author after author argue for its natural application, rejecting criticism that appeared outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Serbia and Croatia. Theorist of literature and other scholars in related fields produced numerous works on the subject, such as 1950Collection of Contemporary Bosnian-Herzegovinian ProsebySalko Nazečić,Ilija KecmanovićandMarko Marković,1961Panorama of Bosnian-Herzegovinian PoetrybyRisto TrifkovićandPanorama of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Proseby Mak Dizdar. In 1970,Radovan Vučkovićwrote a studyOn some issues of approach to Bosnian-Herzegovinian literature,while in 1974,Vojislav Maksimovićpublished the anthologyBosnian-Herzegovinian Literary Review 1910-1941,Ivan Kordićpublished theAnthology of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Poetry,and a three-volumeBosnian-Herzegovinian Literary Chrestomathywas published.Outside Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighboring Croatia and Serbia, the term was not always welcomed, but scholars such as ProfessorZvonko Kovačfully embraced it, making clear in 1987Interpretive Contextthat the term is "gaining more and more weight as an integral literary-historical concept".

key prerequisite for understanding
Bosnia and Herzegovina's cultural
identity is respect for its composite
integrity.

Inter-literary community

Theinterliterary,as part of the study ofLiterary Comparison,is a study of the concept ofinterliterarinessand interliterary communities.

History

FraAntun Kneževićin 1870, the role of the Bosnian Franciscans became crucial, and their production integral part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina literature.

Bosnia and Herzegovina literary heritage can be assessed starting back from the Middle Ages. It is closely related to other South Slavic literature, and sometime has been even treated as part of the Serbian and Croatian literature, respectively. Although, not as notable as medieval Serbian, Ragusan or Dalmatian, in terms of quantity, it is, however, among oldest. The first monuments of South Slavic literacy appeared at the Bosnian-Herzegovinian soil. Among the oldest inscriptions, are two written in Bosnian Cyrillic, and both from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the first is grave inscription of the župan of Trebinje,Župan Grdfrom around 1180, and the second is the church inscription ofBan Kulinfrom around 1185, found near Visoko, and today it is kept in the Sarajevo Museum.The oldest known charter among South Slavs also originates from Bosnia, and is written in Bosnian vernacular, so-calledNarodni jezik(transl. Peoples Language), and inBosančica(transl. Bosnian Cyrillic). It was the trade agreement betweenRepublic of Ragusaand theBosnian medieval stateofBan Kulinfrom 29 August 1189, theBan Kulin's charter,which appeared half a century earlier than the first charter of any kind in Germany (the first one was from 1238/9), and just a little later than first such document in Christian Spain and southern France.

The oldest preserved Bosnian inscriptionsis considered to be theHumac tablet(Serbo-Croatian Latin:Humačka ploča,Хумачка плоча, Хумска плоча), inscribed into stone tablet between the 10th and 12th century, which puts it at older date than Tablet of Ban Kulin (cca. 1185) andCharter of Ban Kulinwritten on 29 August 1189. The text is written is anOld SlavicepigraphinBosnian Cyrillicscript,and dated to the end of the 10th or the beginning of the 11th century,possibly to the beginning of the 12th century.

Sometime between 16th and 17th centuryBosnian Muslims,who previously wrote in Arabic and Turkish, now began writing in the spoken local vernacular (Narodni jezik), but used Arabic writing system (also known asArebicaorArabica), unlike Christians, especially Bosnian Franciscans, who continued to use Bosnian Cyrillic. During 17th century, a more extensive literary activity began to emerge. Also, the three largest religions (Islam, Orthodoxy and Catholicism) began solidifying toward ethnic identity during the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, which pushed the literature in Bosnia and Herzegovina to develop in three directions, all linked to church texts and institutions, but despite differences, the three orientations remained similar in character.

Medieval literacy

Main article:Medieval literacy of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Such medieval writings, found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, produced duringmedieval periodin Bosnian history, which included parts ofDalmatia,Old Herzegovina,revolve aroundliturgical literatureproduction, such asDivoševo jevanđelje(transl. the Divoš's Gospel),Grškovićev odlomak Apostola(transl. theGršković's fragment of the Acts of the Apostles), theHrvoje's Missal,Hval's Codex(Hvalov zbornik,orHvalov rukopis/Хвалов рукопис;transl. Hval's Codex or Hval's Manuscript),Mletačka apokalipsa(transl. theVenetian Apocalypse),Čajniče Gospel(Čajničko jevanđelje), belong to the Bosnian literature, and are considered the written heritage,but not a literature in the strict modern sense.
The manuscripts belonging to theBosnian Church,are important part of the literary production during this period. Some of these manuscripts have someiconographicelements which are not in concordance with the supposed theological doctrine of the Christians, like theAnnunciation,theCrucifixionand theAscension.All of the important Bosnian Church books, such asNikoljsko jevanđelje(transl. the Gospel of St. Nicholas),Srećkovićevo jevanđelje(transl. the Srećković's Gospel),Hvalov zbornik(transl. the Manuscript of Hval),Radosavljeva bosanska knjiga(orRukopis krstjanina Radosava,orZbornik krstjanina Radosava;transl. the Manuscript of Krstjanin Radosav), are based on Glagolitic Church books.

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  Humac tablet
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  Tablet of Župan Grd, kept in Trebinje
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  Ban Kulin's tablet, kept in Sarajevo
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  Ban Kulin's Charter, kept in Russia
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  Statement of Bilino Polje
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  Hrvoje's Missal, kept in Topkapı Palace Manuscript Library
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  A miniature from the Hval Manuscript, kept in the Bologna's University Library
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  List of Bosnian Church Djed from Batalo's Gospel, kept National Library of Russia
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  Divoš's Gospel
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  Kočerin tablet

Humačka ploča(Humska ploča/Хумачка плоча, Хумска плоча;transl. the Humac Tablet) is anOld Slavicepigraphin the form of a stone tablet, written inBosnian Cyrillicscript,and carved into a stone slab. It is thought to have originated between the 10th and 12th centuries, making it the oldest surviving Bosnian text,older even thanCharter of Ban KulinIt is the oldest Cyrillic epigraph found in Bosnia and Herzegovina,and it was found in the village ofHumacinBosnia and Herzegovina.The tablet was never precisely dated, but some attempts included Yugoslav and Bosnianepigrapherandmedievalist,Marko Vego,who dated it to the end of the 10th or the beginning of the 11th century,same dating suggested linguistJovan Deretić,while historianDimitrije Bogdanovićdated it to the beginning of the 12th century.The text of the tablet tells the story about the act of building a church by Krsmir (also rendered Uskrsimir or Krešimir) and his wife Pavica, which was dedicated to the ArchangelMichael.The inscription is carved in form of a quadrangle in Bosnian Cyrillic script among which fiveGlagoliticletters can be identified, fourE-likeletters resembling Ⰵ and a Ⱅ letter alongside a conventional Cyrillic Т. It was first noted by a French diplomat to theBosnia Vilayet.Today, tablet is kept at the local museum of theFranciscan friaryin the same village where it was found, namely Humac.

Ploča župana Grda(transl. Župan Grd's Tablet) is another inscribed stone tablet fromTrebinje,today's Herzegovina. It was cut around 1180 as a gravestone tablet forŽupan Grd,during the rule of the Grand Prince ofDukljaMihailo.The tablet is kept in the church in Police near Trebinje.

Ploča Kulina bana(transl. Tablet of Ban Kulin) is the church inscription ofBan Kulinfrom around 1185, found nearVisoko,and today kept in theNational Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Povelja Bana Kulina(Serbo-Croatian:Povelja Kulina bana / Повеља Кулина бана;transl. the Charter of Ban Kulin) is the first diplomatic document written by the scribe named Radoje in the old Bosnian language, and represents the oldest work written in the Bosnian Cyrillic script (Bosančica), and one of the oldest written state documents in the region.It was written on 29 August 1189 as a trade agreement between theBanate of Bosniaand theRepublic of Ragusa.The charter is written in two languages:Latinand an old form ofShtokavian dialect,with the Shtokavian part being a loose translation of the Latin original.
As such, it is of particular interest to both linguists and historians. Apart from thetrinitarian invocation(U ime oca i sina i svetago duha), which characterizes all charters of the period, the language of the charter is completely free ofChurch Slavonicinfluence. The language of the charter reflects several important phonological changes that have occurred inBosnianuntil the 12th century:
Linguistic analysis however does not point to any specific characteristics of the Dubrovnikan speech, but it does show that the language of the charter has common traits with Ragusan documents from the first half of the 13th century, or those in which Ragusan scribal offices participated.

Statement of Bilino Polje,is the statement from 1203, in which Bosnian ban Kulin and highprelatesof the Bosnian Church declared that they were renouncing heretical teachings of the Bosnian Church.

Hrvojev misal(transl. Hrvoje's Missal) is liturgical book, written inSplitby the residentcalligrapherand glagolitic scribe Butko in 1404 forHrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinićsometime around 1403–1404.Missal found its way toIstanbuland is currently kept at theTopkapı Palace Museum Manuscript Library.The knowledge of its existence was lost, until it was mentioned by linguistsVatroslav Jagic,L. Thallóczy and F. Wickhoff in the 19th Century. The book's location in theTopkapi Palacewas determined by the art historian Mara Harisijadis in 1963. Once bound in precious covers, from 19th century Hrvoje's Missal is inleatherbinding, is considered as one of the most beautiful Glagolitic books. It contains 247 folios, which includes 96miniaturesand 380initialsand many more small initials. Some details are made of golden leaves. It is written in two columns on 488 pp (22.5x31 cm), and contains also somemusic notation.Someinitialscontain architectural elements of theDalmatiancity of Split. The peculiarity and particular value of the Hrvoje's Missal lies in its combination of eastern andwesternprinciples in terms of composition and contents, thus making it a truly invaluable work with a place in the regional and transregional history of art.

Hvalov zbornik(Hvalov zbornik,orHvalov rukopis/Хвалов рукопис;transl. Hval's Codex or Hval's Manuscript) is aBosnian Cyrillicmanuscriptof 353 pages, written inSplitin 1404, for DukeHrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić.It was illuminated by Gothic artists from the Dalmatian littoral.It was written bykrstjaninHval inBosnian Cyrillicin theIkavian accent,with aGlagolitic alphabetintroduction, and is decorated withminiaturesand other artistic elements.The codex contains parts of theBible,hymns and short theological texts, and it was copied from an original Glagolitic text, also evident from Glagolitic letters found in two places in the book. The codex is one of the most famous manuscripts belonging to theBosnian Church,in which there are someiconographicelements which are not in concordance with the supposed theological doctrine of Christians (Annunciation, Crucifixion and Ascension).New analyses of style and painting techniques show that they were inscribed by at least two miniaturists. One painter was painting on the blue background, and the other was painting on thegold backgroundin which the miniatures are situated in a rich architectonic frame. The codex is kept in theUniversity LibraryinBologna,Italy.

Radosavljeva bosanska knjiga(orRukopis krstjanina Radosava,orZbornik krstjanina Radosava;transl. the Manuscript of the Christian Radosav or the Anthology of the Christian Radosav) is the youngest, different in content and scarce in relation to the other two anthologies of medieval Bosnian literature - the Hval's from 1404 and the Venetian's from the beginning of the 15th. It consists of 60 sheets of paper, size 14, 3x11 cm. It was named after the scribe Radosav the Christian, who wrote it for Gojsav the Christian, during the reign of the Bosnian kingTomaš(1443-1461). The main content is the Apocalypse ofJohn the Apostle.It is written in Bosnian Cyrillic, with the Glagolitic alphabet used in two places. It is decorated with two flags and a series of decorative initials. It is kept in theVatican Library.

Mletačka Apokalipsa(transl. Venetian Apocalypse) was written at the end of the 14th or the beginning of the 15th century. The exact dating has never been determined because interruptions and gaps the manuscript, with a missing the colophon, which probably existed, which means that both the writer or the patron remain unknown. Approximate dating is based onpalaeographicand linguistic analysis of the manuscript. It very closely resembles to Hval's Codex in terms of language, but even more so in terms of individual chapters and their layout. The manuscript was first mentioned in 1719, and in 1794 it was already studied byJosef Dobrowsky,who described its contents. The manuscript is written more beautifully and legibly than Hval's, and the letters are slightly larger. It is kept inVenicein theLibrary of St. Mark.

Čajniče Gospelis the oldest gospel written inmedieval Bosniaat the end or the beginning of the 15th century, which probably belonged to the Bosnian noble family, thePavlovićs,and is the only medieval Bosnian gospel that has been preserved in country to this day. Analyzing the language characteristics and itsIjekaviandialect, it is certain that it originate from ijekavijan eastern Bosnia. The codex was written in shorthand, with a semi-constitution of the Bosnian type, also known asBosnian Cyrillic.It is estimated that five main scribes took turns, continuously writing the text. The Čajniče Gospel is a four-gospel, and only parts of theGospel of Matthew,theGospel of Mark,and most of theGospel of Lukehave been preserved, while theGospel of John,the beginning and end of the manuscript, and a certain number of pages in the middle, are lost, so that in present condition the manuscript has 167 pages. The codex is declared aNational monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.The museum of theChurch of the Assumption of the Blessed Mother of God,of theČajniče Monastery,inČajniče,Bosnia and Herzegovina,keeps the book

Kočerinska ploča(orNatpis Vignja Miloševića;transl. Kočerin tablet or Inscription of Viganj Milošević), is a medieval tablet with an inscription cut in 1404 or 1405 on the stone tablet placed on thestećaktombstone ofViganj Milošević,written inBosnian Cyrillic,in an archaic WestStokaviandialect ofSerbo-Croatian,usingikaviansubdialect.It was discovered in 1983 in a necropolis of Lipovac, in village Kočerin, nearŠiroki Brijeg,Bosnia and Herzegovina,where it is now exhibited in the parochial premises in Kočerin. The tablet contains 25 rows of script, with 9-15 characters on each line. There are 300 characters in total and represents the largest known text inBosnian Cyrillic,and displays a large number of ligatures.It is written in aShtokavianIkaviandialect, without nasal vowels, in a single-yerscript, with some apparentGlagoliticinfluence.The formsvetagoshows influence fromChurch Slavonic,but the rest of the inscription is free of Church Slavonicisms in its morphology. The text says how Viganj Milošević served five Bosnian rulers,Banus Stjepan,King Tvrtko,King Dabiša,Queen Gruba,andKing Ostoja,and ends with a message:имолꙋвасьненаст ꙋпаитенамеѣсмь билькаковиесте виꙉетебитикако вьсмьѣ(transl. And I beg you do not step on me because I was as you are and you shall be as I am).

Batalovo jevanđelje(transl. Batalo's Gospel) is dated to 1393. The gospel was written by the scribe (in medieval Bosnia calleddijak) Stanko Kromirijanin. The tepčijaBatalo Šantićwas the scribe's patron. Four pages of the gospel are preserved, and are held inNational Library of RussiainSaint Petersburg.On the third preserved page the scribe Stanko states that he was writing an ornate gospel for Batalo, dating its completion to 1393, during the reign ofDabiša.On page two, there is alist of djed of the Bosnian Church.Researchers call this list „Red gospodina Rastudija “(Order of Bishop Rastudije), and is understood as a list of names of all Bosnian Church bishops before and after him.

12th century inscription from Bosnia and Herzegovina: "Poleta, Drusan, Dražeta buried their mother in the days of the glorious prince Hramko".

Stećakinscriptions

Main article:Stećak

Earlieststećakinscriptions could be traced back to 12th century medieval Bosnia.

Ottoman period

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  Divković'sNauk krstjanski
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  First addition ofHasanaginica
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  Epistle
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  Free Will and Acts of Faith
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  Risāle-i tarīkatnāme

The first dictionary of:Bosnian language, complied in 1631 byMuhamed Hevaji Uskufi Bosnevi.

The Bosnian Book of the Science of Conduct, published in 1831 by Abdulvehab Ilhamija Žepčevi.

BosnianFranciscanand writer,Matija Divković(1563 – 1631), is considered to be the founder of modern Bosnia and Herzegovina literature.He wrote innarodni jezik(transl. Peoples Language), which was, besideBosnian,at the time, a common name amongBosniansfor theSouth Slavic language,Štokavian dialect.As a translator, he was not meticulous about being faithful to his sources, which means that he modified them to bring them closer to the folk mixed idiom of the Eastern-BosnianŠtokavian dialectandIkavian–Ijekavianaccent, spoken betweenOlovoandKreševoin Bosnia.

Martin Nedićwas prominent 19th century poet, who wrote historical poems as well as commemorative, with eventful and often sacramental content. He also wrote memos fromBosnia,compiled reports about the state of Catholic schools, and collected and published historical materials and national treasures.

Some of widely acclaimed folk ballads are written during Ottoman period in Bosnia and Herzegovina history, namelyHasanaginica(transl. the Mourning Song of the Noble Wife of the Asan Aga), written in"narodni jezik"before 1646, translated into European languages by figures such asGoethe,Walter Scott,PushkinandMérimée.It has also been translated into Latin, Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Swedish, Hungarian, Slovenian and many other languages. It was picked up byAlberto Fortisand reordered in Italian in his travelogueViaggio in Dalmazia(transl. The Road through Dalmatia), published 1774. Many translations followed, in 1775 in German, inHerder's collectionVoices of the People,first translated by Clemens Werthes and later by Goethe. Walter Scott translated it into English in 1799 (published in 1924), Mérimée in 1827, Nerval in 1830, and Fauriel in 1832 into French, Pushkin in 1835 into Russian.

The Bosnian author and poet,Abdulvehab Ilhamija's final work, theBosnian Book of the Science of Conduct,is a work that lists 54 religious duties, followed by advises on what a religious person should and should not do. It was published posthumously in 1831, a decade after his death. The book is printed inArebica,the variant ofPerso-Arabic scriptused to writeBosnian language.

Mustafa Ejubovićwas born in aBosnianfamily inMostarin 1651. His father Jusuf was a distinguished professor. He finishedmaktabandmadrasain Mostar before departing forConstantinopleto study in 1677.There he listened to lectures on philosophy, astronomy and mathematics, and after he graduated, he got a professorship at a lower madrasa in Constantinople, becoming famous for his lectures.Ejubović wrote 27treatiseson logic during his lifetime.In addition to his nativeBosnian language,he was fluent in Arabic, Turkish and Persian.

Muhamed Hevaji Uskufi Bosneviis noted as the author of the first "Bosnian-Turkish"dictionary in 1631,Magbuli 'ari,one of the earliest dictionaries of theBosnian language.A hand-copy dating from 1798 is currently kept at the City Archive of Sarajevo.The dictionary, written in verse, contains more than 300-word explanations and over 700 words translated between Bosnian and Turkish. He is also the author of the religious and moral writing "Tabsirat al-'arifin" which is written partly in Turkish and partly in Bosnian, and the number of poems in Turkish and Bosnian. Other prominent authors of the ear wereMustafa Gaibi,Lazar Jovanović,Safvet-beg Bašagić.

BašagićCollection

Main article:Bašagić Collection

Safvet-beg Bašagić was a Bosnian intellectual and erudite, who was a collector, writer, journalist, poet, translator, professor, bibliographer, curator of a museum, politician. He collected and preserved a significant segment of Bosnian literature and Muslim literary heritage of Bosnian Ottoman period. His collection of Islamic manuscripts and prints comprises Arabic, Persian and Turkish works and rare Bosnian texts written in Arabic script. Bašagić's collection contains, at the same time, unique manuscripts and essential works of medieval Islamic scholarly literature and belles-lettres, spanning the interval from 12th to 19th century, and prints from two centuries, starting from 1729. The 284 manuscript volumes and 365 printed volumes portray the more than a thousand year long development of Islamic civilization from its commencement to the beginning of 20th century. Especially the authorship and language aspect of the collection represents a bridge between different cultures and a certain overlap thereof. The very history of the journey of Bašagić's collection of Islamic manuscripts and prints was dramatic. Bašagić tried to deposit the collection in a more secure place than was the Balkan region of his time. In the turmoil of the turbulent development of Balkan nations in 19th and 20th centuries, his valuable collection eventually ended in the funds of the University Library in Bratislava.

Modern period

Probably the most well known author, described as an "illustrative product of the ‘syncretic culture of Bosnia’" is theNobel Literature PrizelaureateIvo Andrić,for whomIvan Lovrenovićconcluded, "(i)f Bosnia and Herzegovina, in its entire cultural history, has something that is truly of a planetary cultural value, then it is Ivo Andrić".who received theNobel Prize in Literaturein 1961 at age 69, for his "Bosnian trilogy" which includes novelsNa Drini ćuprija(1945)The Bridge on the Drina,Travnička Hronika(1945) (transl. Travnik Chronicle) andGospođica(1945) (transl. Little Miss), mentioning his narrative work in Pripovijetke (1947). He used his prize-money, monetary part of the award in amount of around 30 million dinars estimated to excess of 1 million euros in today value, and donated the entire sum to Bosnia and Herzegovina for the construction of libraries and the purchase of books. Andrić did the same with all prize-money he received as monetary part of the awards, such as theAVNOJ Awardfrom 1967 and the27 July Awardfrom 1970, all of which were given and used for the development of Bosnia and Herzegovinalibrarianshipand increase of the library fund.
Thanks to Andrić wish that the original manuscript of the novel The Bridge on the Drina be kept in Sarajevo, the currentMuseum of Literature and Theater Artswas established in the city. The museum is located in theBaščaršijaneighborhood in the heart of Sarajevo, in the old Skarić family traditional mansion, built in the middle of the 19th century, which was donated to City of Sarajevo by later owners the Despić family.

Meša Selimovićis another prominent Bosnian novelist,whose novel the Death and the Dervish is one of the most important literary works in post-World War II Bosnia and Herzegovina and Yugoslavia. Just like in case of Andrić, his main themes are related to his native country, Bosnia. Also, he was concerned with the relations between individuality and authority, life and death, and existential realities of everyday life. Selimović is representative of the new historical type of prose which had strongest impact and has left the strongest trace in contemporary Bosnian literature. The motives of the writers' turn to the past rested in an effort to tell the truth about the present age and its dramas, through the lens and decor of bygone historical era as allegorical backdrop. The most important such Selimović novels are the Dervish and Death, in 1966, and the Fortress, in 1970.

Branko Ćopićis considered to be the favorite writer ofChildren's literature.Mak Dizdar,as a young poet, showed a distinct social charge with a collection of poems "Vidovopoljska noć", for which it was censored by the regime in Yugoslavia duringinterwar period.With this collection, Dizdar has joined a whole generation of poets who understand literature as a field of revolutionary struggle.

Romani Bosnian literature

Romani Bosnian culture and literature is represented by authors such asRade Uhlik,who was prominent Bosnian-Herzegovinianromologist,linguist, academic and writer.

Bosnian Franciscans contribution and influence

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Matija Divković,Filip Lastrić,Bono Benić,Marijan Šunjić,Antun Knežević,Ivan Frano Jukić,Grgo Martićare but few of most prominent Bosnian Franciscans who wrote in various periods of Bosnian history. Matija Divković is distinguished with the historical title of the founding father of the Bosnia and Herzegovina literature.

This means that he was Bosnian Franciscan who wrote innarodni jezik(transl. Peoples Language), which, besideBosnian,was a common name for theSouth Slavic language,Štokavian dialect,amongBosniansat the time.Divković was not always an original writer, but a translator and compiler. As a translator, he was not meticulous about being faithful to his sources, which means that he modified them to bring them closer to the folk mixed idiom of the Eastern-BosnianŠtokavian dialectandIkavian–Ijekavianaccent, spoken betweenSarajevo,OlovoandKreševoin Bosnia. His works and his style have been widely and continually researched as part of the Bosnian and Herzegovinian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian written heritage, as theShtokavian-Iekavian dialectof his native language eventually became the basis of the literary languages developed in all these countries in the 19th century.In his homeland Bosnia and Herzegovina, Divković's legacy and importance, beside the religious doctrine and church teachings that he spread, is signified by his reputation as the first Bosnian typographer who printed the first Bosnian book, written in Bosnian usingBosančica,the language and the alphabet people in Bosnia spoke and could read.Divković wrote his books to meet the needs of the Catholic folk.His Veliki nauk(transl. Greater Doctrine– transl. Greater Christian Doctrine) from 1611 was intended for clerics, whileMali nauk(Lesser Doctrinetransl. Lesser Doctrine– transl. Lesser Christian Doctrine) from 1616 became a textbook for the people. The former is made up of several unidentifiedLatin works(the sermons ofJohn Herolt,Bernardine Bastio,etc.), while the latter is in form of a dialog between a teacher and a student, mixing verses and prose, with various religious and educational themes.Mali nauk(transl. Lesser Doctrine) was one of the most popular books inBosnia and Herzegovinaand widely used in neighboringDalmatia,and had as many as eight editions. Divković wrote his first work,Christian Doctrine for the Slavic People,while serving as a chaplain in Sarajevo and started to translateOne Hundred Miracles or Signs of the Blessed and Glorious Virgin.In 1611 he traveled toRepublic of Venice,where he first had theBosnian Cyrillicletters molded, and then printed both works.In 1612, Divković came back to Bosnia to the friary ofKreševoand started writing his most important book,Divković's Words on Sunday Gospel All Year Round,completed in Olovo in 1614. It was also printed inbosančicain Venice 1616 (2nd edition in 1704), as well asChristian Doctrine with Many Spiritual Matters(1616, several later editions).

Anto Knežević, as a writer and historian, was one of the main proponents ofBosniaknationhood, and a major theme of his works was fierce advocating against imminentCroatizationof Bosnian Catholics on one side, as well as imminentSerbianizationof Bosnian Orthodox people on the other. His position and doctrine clearly reflected in his literary works was that all Bosnians or Bosniaks are one people of three faiths, and that up to the late 19th century no Croats and Serbs lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina.This is most visible in hisRieč popa Gojka Miroševića svojem Bošnjakom i Hercegovcem,Rieč Hodže bosanskog Hadži Muje Mejovića,Rieč hodže Petrovačkog bratiji Turcima,Suze bošnjaka nad grobnicom kralja svoga u Jajcu,Krvava knjiga,Opet o grobu bosanskom,Kratka povjest kralja bosanski,andPad Bosne,but most notably in hisLetter to Kallay,in which Anto Knežević communicate his stances to the Austro-Hungarian Empire governor for Bosnia,Béni Kállay.He also opened the first public school in Bosnia in his own house. Another proponent of Bosnian or Bosnika identity of all three faiths in Bosnia was Ivan Frano Jukić, who was Knežević's mentor. Jukić was a founder and editor of the very first literary magazine in Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bosanski prijatelj(Bosnian Friend), Jukić was an advocate of the religion-independent cultural identity for all the people in the country, which put in practice the idea of universal civic education not tied to religious affiliation. For him, asIvan Lovrenovićobserved in his seminal workBosanski Hrvati,ethnic and denominational borders of the Bosnian microcosm were neither absolute, nor God-given.

Jewish, Aljamiado andArebica

An illustrated page from theSarajevo Haggadah,written in 14th century Catalonia..

Appearance of Aljamiado literature coincide with an influx ofSephardi Jewspopulations, during expulsion from Spain. The practice of Jews using theArabic scriptand/orHebrew scriptfor transcribing European languages, especiallyRomance languagessuch asLadino,AragoneseorCatalansis referred to asaljamiado.

It was adopted by Bosnian Muslims, who previously wrote in Arabic and Turkish, now began writing in the spoken local vernacular (Narodni jezik), but used Arabic writing (ArebicaorArabica), unlike Christians, especially Bosnian Franciscans, who continued to use Bosnian Cyrillic.This happened sometime between 16th and 17th century, coinciding with the development of post-medieval folk-oriented literature of Bosnian Franciscans. Both phenomenons initiated native Bosnian language, orNarodni jezik(transl. People's Language, Folk Language) as a literary language for the first time since the medieval period. However, appearance and development of Aljamiado literature, written in vernacular language in Arabic script. also coincided with the social upheavals, resulting in reduced chances for people getting education, especially in border regions. Relying on modest educational resources, together with discontinuity of Bosnian Muslim literacy in relation to medieval legacy and isolation of cultural background from local and foreign language traditions, makes Aljamiado authorsautodidacts.The phenomenon of Bosnian Aljamiado poetry depended completely on tradition and individual talent.

Arebica

The handbook,Bosnian Book of the Science of Conductpublished in 1831 by the Bosnian author and poetAbdulvehab Ilhamija,is printed inArebica.

The wordaljamiadois also used for other languages, such asBosnian(Serbo-Croatian), written with Arabic letters. This practice flourished during Ottoman period, although, some linguists prefer to limit the term to Romance languages, and using nameArebicato refer to the use of Arabic script for Bosnian language instead. It was used mainly between the 15th and 19th centuries and is frequently categorized as part of Aljamiado literature. Before World War I there were unsuccessful efforts by Bosnian Muslims to adoptArebicaas the third official alphabet for Bosnian alongside Latin and Cyrillic. Arebicawas based on the Perso-Arabic script of the Ottoman Empire, with added letters which are not found in Arabic, Persian or Turkish. Full letters were eventually introduced for all vowels, makingArebicaa true alphabet, unlike its Perso-Arabic base. The final version ofArebicawas devised byMehmed Džemaludin Čauševićat the end of the 19th century. His version is calledMatufovica,MatufovačaorMektebica.

The first literary work to be published inArebicafor 64 years (since 1941) was a comic book "Hadži Šefko i hadži Mefko" in 2005 (authors Amir Al-Zubi and Meliha Čičak-Al-Zubi). The authors made slight modifications toArebica.The first book inArebicawith an ISBN was "Epohe fonetske misli kod Arapa i Arebica" ( "The Age of Phonetic Thought of Arabs and Arebica" )in April 2013 in Belgrade by Aldin Mustafić, MSc. This book represents the completion of the standardization of Mehmed Džemaludin Čaušević's version, and is also a textbook for higher education.

Sevdalinka

Umihana Čuvidina,Bosnian poet ofSevdah

Sevdalinkais a traditional genre of folkballad,originating from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although, Sevdalinka is an integral part of the Bosniak culture, and as such integral part of Bosnia and Herzegovina song-writing and singing, it is also spread and sang across the ex-Yugoslavia region.

The actual composers of many Sevdalinka ballads are largely unknown, and they are part of traditional folk poetry, often written during Ottoman period. However, with a beginning of the 19th century authors were becoming increasingly known. The earliest Bosnia and Herzegovina woman author, whose work survives to this day, wasUmihana Čuvidina(c. 1794 – c. 1870), a Bosnian Muslim poet of the Ottoman period.Čuvidina sang her poems and contributed greatly to the traditional genre ofBosniakfolk music,sevdalinka.

She wrote about sadness and mourning for her dead lover. The only full poem that can be attributed to Čuvidina without doubt is the 79-verse-longeposcalled"Sarajlije iđu na vojsku protiv Srbije"(transl. The Men of Sarajevo March to War Against Serbia), which was written inArebicascript.

Notable authors and selected works

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Nobel Laureate and notable authors

Prominent prose writers include theNobel laureateIvo Andrić,Meša Selimović.Notable poets such asOsman Đikić,Antun Branko Šimić,Aleksa Šantić,Jovan Dučić,Hasan Kikić,Veselin Masleša,Mak Dizdar.Other prominent authors includeMehmed Kapetanović,Safvet-beg Bašagić,Petar Kočić,Skender Kulenović,Enver Čolaković,Kalmi Baruh,Svetozar Ćorović,Zaim Topčić,Zlatko Topčić,Midhat Begić,Rade Uhlik,Alija Isaković,Branko Ćopić,Avdo Humo,Hamza Humo,Isak Samokovlija,Vitomir Lukić,Zuko Džumhur,Duško Trifunović,Abdulah Sidran,Ivan Lovrenović,Predrag Matvejević,andNedžad Ibrišimović.The new wave of authors include names such asMarko Tomaš,Ivica Đikić,Saša Stanišić,Miljenko Jergović,Semezdin Mehmedinović,Nenad Veličković,Andrej Nikolaidis,Aleksandar Hemon,Muharem Bazdulj,and others. Prominent women writers includeUmihana Čuvidina,Staka Skenderova,Laura Papo Bohoreta,Jagoda Truhelka,Nafija Sarajlić,Milena Mrazović,Nasiha Kapidžić-Hadžić,Ljubica Ostojić,Ognjenka Milićević,Bisera Alikadić,Nura Bazdulj-Hubijar,Aleksandra Čvorović,Tanja Stupar-Trifunović,Alma Lazarevska,Jasmila Žbanić,Zlata Filipović,Lejla Kalamujić,Senka Marić,Lana Bastašić,and others.

Selected works

• Na Drini ćuprija(The Bridge on the Drina), Ivo Andrić,
• Prokleta avlija i druge priče(Damned Yard and Other Stories), Ivo Andrić,
• Derviš i smrt(theDeath and the Dervish), Meša Selimović,
• Tvrđava(theFortress), Meša Selimović, (1970)
• Jauci sa zmijanja,Petar Kočić, Srpska štamparija, Zagreb (1910)
• Sudanija,Petar Kočić, Islamska dioničarska štamparija, Sarajevo (1911)
• Pod maglom,Aleksa Šantić, Belgrade (1907)
• Emina (poem),Aleksa Šantić (1902)
• Na starim ognjištima,Aleksa Šantić, Mostar (1913)
• Nosač Samuel(Samuel the Porter), Isak Samokovlija (1946)
• Hanka(Hanka), Isak Samokovlija
• Plava Jevrejka(The Blond Jewess), Isak Samokovlija
• Gluvi barut(Silent Gunpowder), Branko Ćopić (1957)
• Ne tuguj,bronzana stražo (Bronze Guards, Don't Mourn), Branko Ćopić (1958)
• Orlovi rano lete(Eagles Fly Early), Branko Ćopić (1957)
• Kameni spavač(Stone Sleeper), Mak Dizdar (1966–71)
• Modra rijeka(Blue River), Mak Dizdar (1971)
• Zašto tone Venecija(Why is Venice Sinking), Abdulah Sidran
• The Question of Bruno,Aleksandar Hemon (2002)
• The Lazarus Project,Aleksandar Hemon (2008)
• Sarajevski Marlboro,Miljenko Jerdović (1994)

In other media

Theatre

TheNational Theaterwas founded in 1919 inSarajevoand its first director was famous playwrightBranislav Nušić.

In 2000, an opera based onHasanaginicapremiered at theNational Theatre of Sarajevoand was later released on CD. The libretto was written byNijaz Alispahićand the composer wasAsim Horozić.

In film and television

Numerous TV films and series were based on the novels and stories by Branko Ćopić, such as, Nikoletina Bursać, TV film (1964),Eagles Fly Early,TV film (1966),Silent Gunpowder,film (1990),Ježeva kućica,animated film (2017). Abdulah Sidran has written screenplays for world renowned award-winning films, such asWhen Father Was Away on BusinessandDo You Remember Dolly Bell?,directed byEmir Kusturica,andKuduz,directed byAdemir Kenović.In 1974, Meša Selimović's novel is adapted for the feature film with a same name,Death and the Dervish.
While in the United States, Aleksandar Hemon started working as a screenwriter, and collaborated withLana Wachowski(the Wachowskis) andDavid Mitchellon the finale of the TV showSense8,andThe Matrix Resurrections.

Hasanaginicawas adapted for the TV film and series byTV Sarajevo,withNada Đurevskain the title role,Josip Pejakovićas Hasan Aga andMiralem Zupčevićas Beg Pintorović.

Magazines

Magazines such asNovi Plamen,MostandSarajevske sveskeare some of the more prominent publications covering cultural and literary themes.

Literary institutions

Museum of literature

Further information:Museum of Literature and Theater Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The currentMuseum of Literature and Theater Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovinawas opened, in a way, thanks to Ivo Andrić's wish that the original manuscript of his novelThe Bridge on the Drinabe kept in Sarajevo. The museum is located inStari Grad,more preciselyBaščaršijaneighborhood in the heart of Sarajevo, Sime Milutinovića Sarajlije 7 street. An old family house, built in the middle of the 19th century, which was originally owned by theSkarić familyand then by theDespić family,houses the museum. It was Despić's who donated their house to City of Sarajevo, now known asDespić House Museum.The museum was founded in 1961 as the Museum of Literature, by the writerRazija Handžić,also the first director of the museum, who decided to take advantage of the fact that Ivo Andrić was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and that he donated valuable original manuscript of his novel. A decade later, in 1970, it expanded its activities to theatrical arts. Museum's collection is distributed in 67 literary and 17 theater collections, which contain more than 20,000 items. Among the many valuable exhibits is the most important among them - the original manuscript of the Nobel Prize-winning novel The Bridge on the Drina.

PEN Bosnia and Herzegovina

Main article:PEN Bosnia and Herzegovina

PEN Center of Bosnia and Herzegovina (P.E.N. Centar u Bosni i Hercegovini / П.Е.Н. Центар у Босни и Херцеговини) is one of the 148 centers ofPEN International.It is based inSarajevo,Bosnia and Herzegovina.and it was founded in the first year of thewar in Bosnia,on 31 October 1992. Being part ofYugoslavia,Bosnia and Herzegovina did not have the right for membership at the International PEN as an independent center. The center serves on the association and for the benefit of its members – writers, journalists, editors, publishers, publicists, literary critics and historians, literary translators, and other intellectuals and authors, representing their interests in cooperation with an authorities and organizations in the country and abroad, with the aim of "affirming and promoting literature, tolerance, culture of dialogue and freedom of expression in accordance with the Charter of the International P.E.N. Organizations".

Literary prizes

The"Meša Selimović"Awardis a literary award for best novel published during the previous year in the region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. It was established in 2001 and is awarded as a part of the"Cum grano salis literary meeting"inTuzla,Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The"Skender Kulenović"Awardis a literary award given as part of the cultural event"Days of the Giants of Bosanski Petrovac"(Serbo-Croatian:Dani bosanskopetrovačkih velikana),during which numerous events are held in the memory of artists from the region ofBosanski Petrovac,such asAhmet Hromadžić,Skender Kulenović,Mersad BerberandJovan Bijelić.

The"Mak Dizdar"Awardis an award given by the"Slovo Gorčina"literary event inStolacfor the best first unpublished book of poems. It aims to affirm young poets and encourage their further creativity.

The"Svetozar Ćorović"Awardor simply"Ćorović's Award"is a Bosnia and Herzegovina literary award that has been awarded since 1997 at the"Ćorović meeting of writers",held inBilećaannually.

TheAnnual Award of the Writers' Society of Bosnia and Herzegovinais a literary award that is awarded every year for the best newly published literary work by members of theWriters' Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The"Bosnian Stećak"Awardis a literary award, founded byZlatko Topčić,and has been awarded since 1999 as part of the"Sarajevo Poetry Days".The prize consists of astećaksculpture, a plaque and a cash sum of 5,000 km.

The"Kočićevopero "Award(transl.  "Kočić's Quill pen") is a Serbian and Bosnian literary award of thePetar Kočić Endowment,Banja LukaandBelgrade.The award is given by the Endowment by the Petar Kočić Endowment or the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Srpska and Serbia.

Literary studies

At theFaculty of PhilosophyinSarajevo,theDepartment of Literature of the Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovinais established in autumn of 1950, first as theChair of Serbo-Croatian Language and Yugoslav Literatureand then as the faculty the same year. Following several renaming, re-organisations and reforms (in 1959, 1971, 1979), this department was renamed theDepartment of Literature of the Peoples and Nationalities of Yugoslavia,and again with more significant reforms following country's independence, department became theDepartment of Literature of the Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina,adding Bosniak, Croat and Serb literature as separate courses. The curriculum significant changes was reflected in these reforms and renaming. Significant scholarly projects, under the patronage of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, include:Istorija književnosti Bosne i Hercegovine(transl. History of the Literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina) andPrilozi za istoriju književnosti Bosne i Hercegovine(transl. Contributions to the History of the Literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina). Department was involved in establishment of the Institute for Literature in Sarajevo (at first called the Institute for the Study of Yugoslav Literatures).TheLanguage Instituteof theUniversity of Sarajevois also active.From 1954 to 1958 the department published an academic journal,Pitanja jezika i književnosti(transl. Issues in Language and Literature).

See also

• Gazi Husrev-beg Library
• Vijećnica
• Oriental Institute in Sarajevo
• National and University Library of the Republika Srpska
• National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Association of Writers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Association of Writers of Republika Srpska
• List of archives in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• List of Glagolitic manuscripts
• List of Glagolitic printed works

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