by José Hernández · Ediciones Cátedra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437601861
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«Martín Fierro» is the gauchesque narrative poem by José Hernández, published by Ediciones Cátedra in paperback (424 pages, in Spanish).
«Martín Fierro», written in octosyllables, narrates the misfortunes of a gaucho who, between rebellion and song, becomes an outlaw; with epic accents, the work vindicates the payador and the folklore of the pampas, and has been transmitted as a classic of oral tradition in the Hispanic world.
This edition of «Martín Fierro» is the 14th (2005), in the Letras Hispánicas collection (no. 99), edited by Luis Sáinz de Medrano; it includes the two parts of the poem: «El gaucho Martín Fierro» and «La vuelta de Martín Fierro».
A reference work for students of Latin American literature and for readers who want to approach a classic in verse of Argentine culture.
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.
