Martín Fierro

by José Hernández, Néstor Taylor (Illustrator), Darío Salvi (Illustrator)

Overview

Uno de los títulos más importantes de la literatura argentina, el poema narra, en primera persona y a modo de payada, las desventuras de un gaucho reclutado por el ejército para defender las fronteras. Reflejando la discriminación, el abandono y la persecución por parte del Estado que sufriera en el periplo.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789873502309
Publisher:	AZ Editora
Publication date:	07/01/2014
Sold by:	Libranda
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	8 MB
Language:	Spanish

About the Author

José Hernández (1834–1886) was born on a farm in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on November 10, 1834. During his youth he lived on a cattle ranch in the southern part of that province, where he familiarized himself with life in the Argentine Pampas, and particularly with that of the gaucho.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Notes

Acknowledgments
Biographical Data on Jose Hernandez
Biographical Data on Antonio Berni
Criteria Followed in Preparing the English Version

Introduction

The Gaucho Martin Fierro

The Return of Martin Fierro

Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

"The two poems which, together, are popularly known as the Martín Fierro form what is often regarded as the greatest single Spanish American work in creative literature. Appropriately, it draws from Spain the language and verse forms which have long been the vehicle of improvisation, the didactic folk wisdom of old Spanish proverbs, the Spanish interest in law whether formally codified in the fueros and the Siete Partidas or informally mocked by the pícaros in its practical application, and the Spanish emphasis upon individual worth and independence. Even more directly, the Martín Fierro is national in feeling, portraying the Argentine rural scene and the social aspirations, institutions and events of a great transition period of Argentine history. … Rooted in Spain, Argentine in content, universal in interest, the Martín Fierro is one of the world's great books and should be more widely known abroad. … This edition is improved by the availability of original and translation on facing pages." — Madaline W. Nichols in Inter-American Review of Bibliography

Included in CHOICE's selection of Outstanding Academic Books of 1968–69.

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