Martín Fierro (Spanish Edition)

Introducci鏮 del escritor Carlos Gamerro.

Escritos en 1872 y 1879, respectivamente, los dos volenes que componen el poema 廧ico Mart璯 Fierro son la culminaci鏮 del g幯ero gauchesco y el m嫞imo exponente de la literatura argentina a nivel mundial. A trav廥 de la narraci鏮 de las peripecias del h廨oe -el gaucho Fierro, uno de los personajes m嫳 vitales, brutales y contradictorios de las letras nacionales--, Jos?Hern嫕dez pone en evidencia la cruda realidad a la que se ve燰n enfrentados los hombres del siglo XIX enviados a la frontera a luchar contra los indios, y denuncia los abusos de poder por parte de un Estado corrupto y arbitrario.

El poema viene precedido por una magn璗ica introducci鏮 del escritor Carlos Gamerro, quien advierte que el mundo de Mart璯 Fierro se ha convertido pr塶ticamente en el nuestro y que constituye un punto de inflexi鏮 crucial en la literatura argentina.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The epic poem, Mart璯 Fierro, is a masterpiece of Spanish-language literature that continues to define and inform Argentine culture today.

Originally published in two parts, the poem has been praised as a defining work of Argentine literature for its depiction of national identity in relation to the gaucho culture, which was used to consolidate the historical and political image of the country against European influence.

This is a poem of protest drawn from the life of the gaucho, who was forced to yield his freedom and individuality to the social and material changes that invaded his beloved pampas--a protest which arose from years of abuse and neglect suffered from landowners, militarists, and the Argentine political establishment.

The poem includes a magnificent introduction by writer Carlos Gamerro, who warns that Mart璯 Fierro's world has practically become our world today and that it constitutes a crucial turning point in Argentine literature.