by José Hernández · Linkgua ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496290020
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«El gaucho Martín Fierro» is the narrative poem by José Hernández, published by Linkgua ediciones in paperback (100 pages, in Spanish).
The poem narrates the hardships of the gaucho Martín Fierro, who leaves his family to fight on the frontier against indigenous people and becomes an outlaw. The work denounces abuses against gauchos and vindicates the freedom of the man of the pampas against urbanization. The style imitates gaucho speech with marked rhyme.
The work was originally published in 1872; the continuation, «La vuelta de Martín Fierro», appeared in 1879. This edition belongs to Linkgua's Poesía collection (volume 71).
For readers of classical poetry and Hispanic American literature, with special interest in the gaucho genre.
José Hernández was an Argentine journalist, poet, and politician best known as the author of the epic poem Martín Fierro. In his tribute, his birthday is celebrated in Argentina as a national holiday, called Tradition Day.
