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'''Honduran Literature''' describes the literature birthed out of Honduras. The literary history of [[Honduras]] is intersects with aspects of political and socioeconomic atmosphere that has long been prevalent in [[History of Honduras|Honduran history]]. In the ''Handbook of Latin American Literature,'' Salgado claims that the birth of Honduran literature begins with [[José Trinidad Reyes|Fray Jose Trinidad Reyes]], who founded the first [[University of Honduras]]. Unfortunately, the proliferation that was seen in other [[Central America|Central American]]n countries did not appear in Honduras. Furthermore, because the country was under political unrest during much of its history a great deal of the literature remains unpublished a thus, unknown.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14214323|title=Handbook of Latin American literature|date=1987|publisher=Garland Pub|others=Foster, David William.|isbn=0824085590|location=New York|oclc=14214323}}</ref>

In fact, [[Romanticism]] reaches Honduras at a later date than most other literature in the world, appearing in late nineteenth century and is seen in the work of [[Ramón Rosa|Ramon Rosa]]. Once Romanticism moves into Honduras, the country's literature begins to take off. Authors from this time period are: [[Manuel Molina Vijil]], [[Jose Antonio Dominguez]], and [[Carlos Federico Gutierrez]], who was the author of the first Honduran novel title[[Angelina (1898)|d Angelina (1898)]]. Influenced by the rest of Spanish America, Honduran literature experiments with [[Modernism]]--authors—authors from this generation include [[Juan Ramón Molina|Juan Ramon Molina]] and [[Froylán Turcios|Froyolan Turcios]]. Following this generation of literature was a group of writers who had a [[creolist]] style where they searched for a Honduran identity. In addition, creolist authors criticized Honduran politics: [[Marcos Carias Reyes]], Carlos Izaguirre, Jose Fidel Duron, Argentina Diaz Lozano, Arturo Mejia Nieto, and Ramon Amaya Amador. In the following years there emerged several different generations of authors that are distinguished by their similarities and their time periods.

Honduran culture throughout the 1930's1930s to the 1950's1950s centralized around the [[Tiburcio Carías Andino|Tiburcio Carias]] Dictatorship. Within this political climate emerged the Generation of Authors from Honduras named "The Generation from the Dictatorship/The Generation of 35" named specifically after the time period.<ref name=":0" />. Unlike earlier authors from Honduras, this generation of authors connected with the reality of the Honduran everyday lives living in a society centralized on a political economy dominated by a foreign capitalist monopoly.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.elheraldo.hn/otrassecciones/nuestrasrevistas/627447-373/generacion-del-35-sumergidos-en-la-realidad-social|title=Generación del 35, sumergidos en la realidad social - Diario El Heraldo|work=Diario El Heraldo|access-date=2017-11-01|language=es-LA}}</ref>. During this historical period the Honduran economy was ran by [[Banana production in Honduras|banana plantations]].<ref name=":0" />. Consequently, much of the writing from this time period was influenced by this socioeconomic atmosphere. Specifically, this generation of authors was said to be born from Honduran magazine titled ''Tegucigalpa'' ran by [[Alejandro Castro]]<ref name=":0" />''.'' Author's from this generation are described by their lyrical tone and political themes.

In the post [[Tiburcio Carías Andino]] Dictatorship the historical-social climate did not change drastically, but the atmosphere in Honduras did experience a shift.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Literatura Hondurena|last=Paredes|first=Rigoberto|publisher=Editores Unidos|year=1988|isbn=|location=Tegucigalpa, Honduras|pages=74}}</ref>. With this new cultural shift, there was birthed a new generation of authors. Although there was not united by a common thread of themes throughout their work there was a common theme of new literature.<ref name=":1" />. For this reason, the group was considered to be Vanguard as they began to break previous molds for literature in Honduras.

Being influenced by the [[General strike of 1954]] this generation of authors shined light on a new group of people--thepeople—the working class--lendingclass—lending to the group also being referenced as the "Social [[Literary realism|Realism]]" writers.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://www.elheraldo.hn/otrassecciones/nuestrasrevistas/627388-373/generacion-del-50-poetas-de-realismo-social-y-vanguardia|title=Generación del 50, poetas de realismo social y vanguardia - Diario El Heraldo|work=Diario El Heraldo|access-date=2017-11-01|language=es-LA}}</ref> This shift in writing was seen throughout Latin America all of which were named differently accordingly.<ref name=":3" />

Within the time period of the Founder of the New Literature there existed a separate group of authors.These authors claimed to break from the previous styles of writing from their predecessors.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.elheraldo.hn/vida/597276-220/literatura-joven-y-vanguardista-en-honduras|title=Literatura joven y vanguardista en Honduras - Diario El Heraldo|work=Diario El Heraldo|access-date=2017-11-01|language=es-LA}}</ref>. ''El Heraldo'' explains that during this time the authors no longer wrote about the rural life of Honduras which dominated much of the earlier generations of writing.<ref name=":2" />

This generation of authors occurred after the [[Football War]] (1969) between Honduras and El Salvador.<ref name=":2" /> This generation of literature was consequently named after this historical event that impacted Honduran society. Emerging from a state of conflict Bahr explains that the generation hopes to break from the traditional form of literature to theater, narrative, and essay.<ref name=":2" />.

Although not directly influenced by a political event, during the late eighties and early nineties there emerges yet another generation of authors. The new generation of authors, which began to include more women, begins to question and write about machismo in the Honduran culture.<ref name=":2" />. Julio Escoto details that writers began to question their sexual liberties, and political and social independence<ref name=":2" /> This generation of authors no longer chooses to limit themselves and write about all aspect of social relations encountered in the human existence.