Honorary member of the BHAAAS academy, prof. Keith Doubt, professor emeritus of social sciences from Ohio, published a study that compares three Bosnian-Herzegovinian authors with three European titans: poet Mak Dizdar with Homer, novelist Meša Selimović with Fyodor Dostoevsky, and novelist Ivo Andrić with Leo Tolstoy. The purpose is to bring the appreciation of the works of the most important Bosnian writers of the 20th century closer to the European literary community and the whole literary phenomenon.
According to the author's opinion, the secondary literature on Bosnian authors is too narrow, focused on their ethnic heritage and the Balkan milieu in which they write, and misses something essential for a critical evaluation of their works. The study creates not only affinities but, more importantly, friendship between authors. The discipline of comparative literature reveals what secondary literature lacks, namely, a vision of the literary universe, inclusive and comprehensive.
Keith Doubt is the author of literary essays on the works of William Shakespeare, Ivo Andrić and Meša Selimović, and books on the cultural heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the impact of war on this cultural heritage.
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Bosnian Authors in a European Window: A Comparative Study - 1st Editio (routledge.com)
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