by José Hernández · Espasa-Calpe SA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423900084
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«Martín Fierro» is the narrative poem by José Hernández, published by Espasa-Calpe in paperback (327 pages, in Spanish).
A narrative poem set in the Argentine pampas, it follows Martín Fierro, a gaucho recruited into the militias who ends up deserting and living outside the law. Between the lyrical, the satirical and the epic, it portrays the hardships, rebellion and longing for freedom of the nineteenth-century gaucho.
Twentieth edition of the Austral Collection (no. 8), with introduction and notes by Ricardo Navas Ruiz, bringing together the two parts of the poem: «El gaucho Martín Fierro» and «La vuelta de Martín Fierro».
A reference work for readers of poetry and classic Latin American literature, also used in school settings.
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.
