Included in CHOICE's selection of Outstanding Academic Books of 1968–69. Nichols in Inter-American Review of Bibliography During his youth he lived on a cattle ranch in the southern part of that province, where he familiarized himself with life in the Argentine Pampas, and particularly with that of the gaucho. … This edition is improved by the availability of original and translation on facing pages.' - Madaline W. Jos Hernndez (18341886) was born on a farm in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on November 10, 1834. … 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. Buenos Aires, Zurbarn Ediciones, 1996, pp. En: Gutirrez Zaldvar, Ignacio, Molina Campos.

During his youth he lived on a cattle ranch in the southern part of that province, where he familiarized himself with life in the Argentine Pampas, and particularly with that of the gaucho. El campo argentino a travs de la obra de Florencio Molina Campos. 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. The author of Martin Fierro, Jos Hernndez (1834-1886) was born on a farm in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on November 10, 1834. 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. '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. Martn Fierro Literatura Gauchesca Classic Argentinian Literary Work by Jos Hernndez - Editorial Penguin (Spanish Edition) Pages 320. Epic poem, illustrated by Juan Lamela (1906 - 1989), of Martin Fierro by Argentine journalist and poet José Hernández (1834 - 1886).

Martín Fierro by José Hernández