The Gaucho Martín Fierro (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: José Hernández
- First Published: 1872
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Adventure
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: Argentina
- Principal Characters: Martín Fierro, Cruz, Picardia, Two Sons of Martín Fierro
- Genres: Poetry, Epic, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Cattle, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Native Americans or American Indians, Argentina or Argentineans, Cowboys or cowgirls, South America or South Americans, Latin America or Latin Americans
- Locales: Argentina
The Story:
Martín Fierro was a gaucho, born and raised on the rolling plains of Argentina. A gaucho was a mixture of the Spaniard and the Moor, transplanted to South America and mixed again with aboriginal Indians. He was God-fearing, brutal, superstitious, ignorant, lazy, and kind. His type was a passing one, but while he roamed the plains he became a legend. Martín Fierro played his guitar and sang his songs, songs that told of his unhappiness and the sorrows of the gaucho all over the land.
There was a time when Martín had a home and a wife and children to comfort...
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