the oldest manuscript book & a monument of Old-Serbian literacy is '''Miroslav's Gospel''' 362-home liturgic book (written within transitional form between Old Church Slavonic and Serbo-Slavic language) which originates from a instance between 1180 and 1191. It was written by ii monks pupils, Grigorije and probably Varsamelein, on a whiten parchment paper for Miroslav, the Duke of Zahumlje, brother of King Stefan Nemanja.

Miroslav's Gospel explains a origin of the Cyrillic literacy, the letters inside it come the masterpiece of calligraphy & illustrations are daring and glorious miniatures, vignettes and initials. For centuries Miroslav's Gospel has been saved in the Serbian monastery Hilandar in Mt. Athos, Greece. Around 2005 Miroslav's Gospel has been entered into UNESCO program Memory of the World.

Medieval Serbian literature was dominated by folk ballad & heroic poem passed orally from either generation to generation. Historic cases, like a "Battle of Kosovo" (Бој на Косову/Boj na Kosovu) in the 14th century play a major role in the development of the Serbian epic poetry.

By existence one of a number 1 countries to win independence from either a Ottoman Empire, a Serbian independence movement sparked the number one works of modern Serbian literature. Virtually all notably Petar II Petrović Njegoš and his "Mountain Wreath" (Горски Вијенац / Gorski Vijenac) of 1847, represent a cornerstone of the Serbian epic, which was based on the rhythms of the folk songs.

What is more, Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, a close friend of J. W. von Goethe, became the first person to collect folk songs and epics and to publish them in a book. Stefanović Karadžweć is esteem a premier Serbian philologist, who to gether by having Đuro Daničić played a major role in reforming the modern Serbian language, though in recent times his work has been widely criticized for destroying the ethos of the Serbian language.

In the 20th century, Serbian literature flourished & the myriad of young and gifted writers appeared. Ivo Andrić published The Bridge on the Drina (На Дрини Ћуприја / Na Drini Ćuprija) in 1945, for which he received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961.

Since Andrić, Danilo Kiš is regarded as one of the most notable Serbian authors, alongside writers such as Meša Selimović, David Albahari, Milorad Pavić, Dobrica Ćosić and many others.