Slovak literature

The literature of the Slovak republic and people. Slovakian emerged as a literary language only in the 18th century. It served as a medium for literary patriots such as L'udovít Štur, and came of age in the 20th century in fine lyric poetry such as that of Ivan Krasko, a Symbolist, and Vojtech Mihálik.

Like Czech literature, Slovak literature suffered repression under the communist regime of Czechoslovakia 1948–89 but is enjoying a revival since the secession of the independent Slovak republic.