Literature

Honduran literature refers to literature produced in Honduras. Honduras' literary history intersects with aspects of the political and socioeconomic environment that have long been present in Honduran history. Salgado claims in the Handbook of Latin American Literature that the birth of Honduran literature begins with Fray Jose Trinidad Reyes, who founded Honduras' first university. Sadly, the proliferation seen in other Central American countries did not occur in Honduras. Furthermore, due to the country's political unrest for much of its history, much of the literature remains unpublished and thus unknown.

In fact, Romanticism arrives in Honduras later than most other literature in the world, first appearing in the late nineteenth century in the work of Ramon Rosa. When Romanticism arrives in Honduras, the country's literature takes off. Honduran literature, influenced by the rest of Spanish America, experiments with Modernism; authors from this generation include Juan Ramon Molina and Froyolan Turcios. Following this literary generation was a group of writers with a creolist style who sought a Honduran identity. In the years since, several generations of authors have emerged, each distinguished by their similarities and time periods.