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ALBANIAN_LITERATURE from the internet archive. Part of the Hist of Lit. http://... DIR 2008/10/history/albania/Literaturto most of the modern authors as well as to the older, traditional folksongs. The oldest fragment of written Albanian is found in a writing of the Orthodox Bishop of Durre's, from 1462; soon after, we find Roman Catholic sources, whether from Al- bania or Italy, dating also from the i5th c. It was not, however, until the Franciscans began work in Albania that complete books were written in Albanian; for they secured permission from the sultans to print books, when all other Albanian writings were barred; but naturally most of theirs were of a religious character. In 1841, the Jesuits secured simi- lar permission and have had considerable influence on the development of Albanian thought. The first Albanian printed book was the







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