Description: This book is the 2nd half of the poem. It is the 5th printing done in 1931. The book measures approx 6 in x 8 in and is 101 numbered pages long. It is in very good condition with no tears or missing pages. There is a small sticker on the inside front board identifying the owner, as well as a short inscription on the FFE. The binding is solid. La Vuelta de Martín Fierro is a 1879 poem by Argentine writer José Hernández. It is the second part of the 2,316-line epic poem Martín Fierro, which was originally published in 1872. The title translates to "The Return of Martín Fierro". The poem is about the gauchos' contribution to Argentina's national development. The protagonist is Martín Fierro, an impoverished gaucho who is drafted to serve at a border fort. He deserts and tries to return home, but discovers that his family and farm are gone. In the second part, the gaucho hero is reintegrated into the society he had abandoned. Martín Fierro is now considered a national treasure of Argentine arts and culture. José Hernández (born Nov. 10, 1834, Chacra de Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires—died Oct. 21, 1886, Belgrano, near Buenos Aires) Argentine poet, best known for his depiction of the gauchos. At the age of 14, because of illness, he left Buenos Aires to live in the pampas, where he learned the ways of the gauchos. From 1853 to 1868 he took part in the provinces’ political struggle with Buenos Aires. After the unsuccessful revolt against Pres. Domingo Sarmiento’s government in 1870, Hernández fled to Brazil (January 1871). On returning to Buenos Aires, he published 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 reintegrated into the society he had abandoned.
Price: 115 USD
Location: Cypress, California
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Cloth
Place of Publication: Argentina
Language: Spanish
Author: Jose Hernandez
Region: South America
Topic: Poetry
Country/Region of Manufacture: Argentina
Subject: History
Year Printed: 1931
Original/Facsimile: Original
