{"product_id":"the-gaucho-martzon-fierro-and-martzon-fierros-return-9780198936909","title":"The Gaucho Martãn Fierro and Martãn Fierro's Return","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e'Some verses flow on out of men\u003cbr\u003elike headstreams course through a canal.\u003cbr\u003eThe same holds true for mine, old pal-\u003cbr\u003ethough I can't say they're worth a lick, \u003cbr\u003ethey still pour out of me real quick, \u003cbr\u003elike sheep escapin' a corral.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJosé Hernández's long narrative poems \u003cem\u003eThe Gaucho Martín Fierro\u003c\/em\u003e (1872) and \u003cem\u003eMartín Fierro's Return\u003c\/em\u003e (1879) relate the often harrowing story of a gaucho's misfortunes against the backdrop of Argentina's nation-building a few decades after its independence from Spain. The first poem relates Martín Fierro's forced conscription, the hardships of irregular military service, and his desertion, followed by the discovery of his home and family gone upon his return, murder, and life as a fugitive from the law among the same tribe he was earlier drafted to exterminate. The second continues the narrative, taking in an epic singing contest against an itinerant musician, and culminating in Fierro and his sons going their separate ways in an attempt to live out lives of peace under assumed names. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eG. J. Racz provides the first metrical, rhyming translation into English in almost a century. Considered classics of Latin American literature, the works embrace the psychology of their oppressed 'common man' protagonist while depicting the larger sociopolitical forces slowly marginalizing his once vibrant cohort of skilled horsemen, itinerant cowhands, and modest livestock ranchers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198936909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272","brand":"Jos\u0026#195;\u0026#169; Hern\u0026#195;\u0026#161;ndez,G. J. Racz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52418934636725,"sku":"9780198936909","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bc17bf3d-5fd4-487c-b9e6-924551b3a697.jpg?v=1775570773","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-gaucho-martzon-fierro-and-martzon-fierros-return-9780198936909","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}