World Hero Epic Translation Series - Martin Fierro

Author: [Argentina] Hernández, translated by Zhao Zhenjiang
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Publish Date: 1999-06-01
Features: Martin Fierro is structurally rigorous and orderly. It is a long epic that blends narrative with commentary. Although the two parts were published eight years apart, they read as a seamless whole. The prefaces of both parts contain similar lyrical chapters and political metaphors. The protagonists also break free from certain social constraints: government pursuit and the torment of the indigenous tribes. There are encounters or reunions with relatives and friends at the beginning and end, and after each meeting, their respective experiences are narrated. In short, throughout the poem, the three distinct forms of narration, description, and dialogue are blended by the singer, while the poet himself serves as the narrator.