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Mart�n Fierro is a 2,316 line epic poem by the Argentine writer Jos� Hern�ndez.poem is, in part, a protest against the modernist tendencies of Argentine president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. As well, the poem supplied a historical link to the gauchos' contribution to the national development of Argentina, for the gaucho had played a major role in Argentina's independence from Spain.[1] The poem, w... More

Mart�n Fierro is a 2,316 line epic poem by the Argentine writer Jos� Hern�ndez.poem is, in part, a protest against the modernist tendencies of Argentine president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. As well, the poem supplied a historical link to the gauchos' contribution to the national development of Argentina, for the gaucho had played a major role in Argentina's independence from Spain.[1] The poem, written in a Spanish that evokes rural Argentina, is widely seen as the pinnacle of the genre of "gauchesque" poetry (poems centered around the life of the gaucho, written in a style that evokes the rural Argentine ballads known as payadas) and a touchstone of Argentine national identity. It has appeared in literally hundreds of editions and has been translated into over 70 languages. It has earned major commentaries from, among others, Leopoldo Lugones, Miguel de Unamuno, Jorge Luis Borges (see Borges on Mart�n Fierro) and Rafael Squirru. The Mart�n Fierro Award, named for the poem, is the most respected award for Argentine television and radio programs. Martin Fierro es un poema �pico l�ne de 2316 por el escritor argentino Jos� Hern�ndez. El poema fue publicado originalmente en dos partes, El Gaucho Mart�n Fierro (1872) y La Vuelta de Mart�n Fierro (1879). El poema es, en parte, una protesta contra las tendencias modernistas del presidente argentino Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. Adem�s, el poema suministra un v�nculo hist�rico con la contribuci�n de los gauchos al desarrollo nacional de Argentina, para el gaucho hab�a jugado un papel importante en la independencia Argentina de Espa�a. [1] El poema, escrito en un espa�ol que evoca la Argentina rural, es ampliamente considerado como el pin�culo del g�nero de la "gauchesca" la poes�a (poemas en torno a la vida del gaucho, escrito en un estilo que evoca las baladas rural argentino conocido como payadas)

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