the biblical stories and ancient legends exemplify medieval imagination. In that regard, Divković's didactic prose is saturated with fiery imagery of hell and purgatory for sinners and paradisical bliss for the just, while his sermons abound with the tales of the miraculous and the supernatural. Influence on Croatian literary development Divković and his style had been largely followed by Croatian writers, who all contributed to the eventual victory of the Štokavian dialect in Croatian literature. Some of them were Stjepan Margitić and Stjepan Matijević in Bosnia, Toma Babić in Skradin, Pavao Stošić in Lika, Antun Depope on Krk and Đuro Matijašević in Dubrovnik. Finally, Divković was one of the reasons why Croats finally accepted Štokavian-Ijekavian as the dialectal basis of the standard language in the 19th century, hence the claim for belonging to Croatian written heritage. See also List of Glagolitic books Works Nauk krstjanski za narod slovinski (Christian Doctrine for the Slavic People, 1611) Sto čudesa aliti znamenja blažene i slavne Bogorodice (One Hundred Miracles or Signs of the Blessed and Glorious Virgin, 1611) Beside Divkovića vrhu evandelja nedjeljnieh priko svega godišta (Divković's Words on Sunday Gospel All Year Round, 1616) Nauk krstjanski s mnoziemi stvari duhovniemi 1616 (Christian Doctrine with Many Spiritual Matters), edition 1641 Works on Divković and his work DIVKOVIĆ: OTAC BOSANSKE KNJIŽEVNOSTI, PRVI BOSANSKI TIPOGRAF by Ivan Lovrenović Iskušenje fra Matije Divkovića u Mlecima by Ivan Lovrenović References 1563 births 1631 deaths Bosnia and Herzegovina writers Bosnia and Herzegovina Roman Catholic priests Languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina Franciscans of the Franciscan Province of Bosnia Christian clergy from the Ottoman Empire 17th-century writers from the Ottoman Empire Bosnian language 17th-century Roman Catholic priests