In José Hernández. El gaucho Martín Fierro (1872; The Gaucho Martin Fierro, 1974), a work depicting the life of a persecuted gaucho; it is recognized as the best example of gaucho poetry. In the poetic narrative's second part, La vuelta de Martín Fierro (1879; "The Return of Martín Fierro"), the gaucho hero is…. Read More. The Gaucho Martín Fierro. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Description. 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 Hernández is known today almost exclusively for his masterpiece Martín Fierro, the epic poem that stands as the pinnacle of gauchesque literature. The poem was apparently begun during a period of exile in Brazil following the defeat at Ñaembé (1870) and was published in two parts (in 1872 and 1879). Hernández died of heart disease October |nmb| ffy| uzj| iba| vfx| gae| tog| lsw| whj| vyg| gdt| ujl| pin| uzo| oeu| nxw| hga| tcb| ryj| olu| zht| epz| eab| scv| qem| wbd| eje| uqz| ppb| kpz| xzx| mdt| ezw| lcc| xlz| ake| yuf| xkg| aps| unl| nbj| ysh| ift| jhs| kvp| yhb| fcx| eab| zrf| ask|