Excerpt from Martin Fierro Mi gloria es vivir tan libre como el pájaro del Cielo, no hago nido en ese suelo ande hay tanto que sufrir; y naides me ha de seguir cuando ya remonto el vuelo. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Martin Fierro (Classic Reprint)

Literature & Fiction

José Hernández

Poetry

Forgotten Books

“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.

Martín Fierro (English and Spanish Edition)

History

State University of New York Press

El Gaucho Martin Fierro/the Gaucho Martin Fierro (Bilingual Edition) (Spanish Edition)

Biographies & Memoirs

State Univ of New York Pr

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. This poem, composed and first published more than a century ago, could have been written today by spokesmen for other oppressed groups in other parts of the world. For this reason, perhaps, the poem has such universal appeal that it has been translated into nineteen languages, making it available to more than half of the world's people. Hernandez's poem was an attempt to alert the government, and particularly the city dwellers, to the problems faced by the gaucho minority in adjusting to the new, unfamiliar culture imposed on them by the Central Government soon after the fall of the dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas in 1852, under the slogan "Politics of Progress." Moreover, the poem supplied a historical link to the gauchos' contribution to the national development of Argentina, for the gaucho had performed a major role in the country's independence from Spain. They had also fought in the civil wars of Argentina and had cleared the pampas of marauding Indian bands that plagued the pastoral development of the region. According to Hernandes they had been by turns abused, neglected, and finally dispersed, ultimately losing their identity as a social group. Those interested in the Martin Fierro as literature, as social protest, as anthropology, or as an example of the annihilation of a minority group--and its very identity--have joined in making it the most widely read, analyzed, and discussed literary work produced in Argentina. Now, after several hundred editions in Spanish and other languages, Martin Fierro is recognized as a masterpiece of world literature. The aim of this English version has been to achieve a line-by-line rendition faithful to the original in substance and tone, but without attempting to recreate Hernandez's meter or rhyme. The translators present it here as a catalyst for enjoyment, provocation, and insight.

The Gaucho Martín Fierro (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: Latin American)

Historical

…”En El gaucho Martin Fierro, un gaucho trabajador de las pampas bonaerenses, es reclutado forzosamente para servir en un fortín e integrar las milicias que luchan defendiendo la frontera argentina contra los indígenas, Su vida de pobreza es algo muy frecuente en la literatura de la época romantizada. Al volver, su rancho se encuentra abandonado y su mujer y sus hijos se han perdido. Después, desesperado, Martín Fierro mata a un hombre negro en un duelo, lo que lo lleva a convertirse en gaucho matrero fugitivo perseguido por la policía. Enfrentándose en batalla contra ellos, consigue un compañero, el sargento Cruz, que inspirado por la valentía de Fierro, se une a él en medio de un combate. Y finalmente huyendo, ambos se ponen en camino al desierto para vivir entre los indios, esperando encontrar allí una vida mejor. Así, concluyendo que es mejor vivir con los salvajes que lo que la 'civilización' les deparaba, termina la primera parte publicada en 1872 con el título El gaucho Martín Fierro. Al describir la figura del matrero desertor, José Hernández se propuso denunciar los abusos de la sociedad de su época, pero su Martín Fierro trascendió esa meta inicial para devenir un hito fundamental e imperecedero de las letras argentinas”…

Gaucho Martin Fierro

Elisah Carrera

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

El Gaucho Martín Fierro es un poema narrativo, escrito en verso por José Hernández en 1872, obra literaria considerada ejemplar del género gauchesco. Debido a que tiene una continuación, La vuelta de Martín Fierro, escrita en 1879, este último libro también es conocido como «La vuelta» y la primera parte, como «La ida». Ambos libros han sido considerados como libro nacional de la Argentina, bajo el título genérico de «El Martín Fierro».

Gaucho Martin Fierro (Spanish Edition)

Martín Fierro (Obras inmortales ; 39) (Spanish Edition)

Oriente

Martín Fierro (Biblioteca Sopena ; 573) (Spanish Edition)

Editorial Ramon Sopena

Martin Fierro

Alba.

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