Argentine literature
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The last author of gauchesca is [[José Hernández (writer)|José Hernández]], the author of [[Martín Fierro]]. Gauchesca leaves its political influences and becomes social in the sense that gauchos are disappearing, mainly due to Sarmiento and the new economic model. Hernández is considered the responsible for consolidating the gauchesco style. |
The last author of gauchesca is [[José Hernández (writer)|José Hernández]], the author of [[Martín Fierro]]. Gauchesca leaves its political influences and becomes social in the sense that gauchos are disappearing, mainly due to Sarmiento and the new economic model. Hernández is considered the responsible for consolidating the gauchesco style. |
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==== Martín Fierro ==== |
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{{Main|Martín Fierro}} |
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''Martín Fierro'' is a narrative poem by [[José Hernández (writer)|José Hernández]], considered an exemplary work of the [[gaucho literature]] genre in [[Argentina]] and [[Uruguay]]. It was first published in 1872 under the title ''[[El Gaucho Martín Fierro]]'', and its sequel, ''[[La vuelta de Martín Fierro]]'', appeared in 1879.{{cite web |url=http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/el-gaucho-martin-fierro--1/html/ff29ee5a-82b1-11df-acc7-002185ce6064_2.html#I_0_ |title=El gaucho Martín Fierro |website=Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes |access-date=20 April 2026}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/portales/literatura_gauchesca/ |title=Literatura gauchesca |website=Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes |access-date=20 April 2026}} |
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[[File:Martin Fierro1.jpg|thumb|130px|left|First edition cover]] |
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The poem portrays the independent, heroic, and resilient character of the gaucho. It is also, in part, a protest against the Europeanizing and modernizing tendencies of Argentine president [[Domingo Faustino Sarmiento]].{{cite web |url=https://www.elhistoriador.com.ar/cuando-sarmiento-puso-precio-a-la-cabeza-de-jose-hernandez/ |title=Cuando Sarmiento le puso precio a la cabeza de José Hernández |website=El Historiador |access-date=20 April 2026}} |
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[[File:José Hernández.jpg|thumb|160px|José Hernández]] |
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===Generation of 1880=== |
===Generation of 1880=== |
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