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Martín Fierro, más allá de las borderas - Martín Fierro, Beyond Borders
Florencia Liener
Affiliation: Eduardo Mallea Higher Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Keywords: Martín Fierro; Gaucho Literature; Classic; Universal.
Categories: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Demetrios Project
DOI: 10.17160/josha.12.6.1091
Languages: Spanish, Castilian
Argentina has a seminal literary work: Martín Fierro. Its existence has contributed, like no other, to the construction of national identity. Emerging from the canon of 19th-century gaucho literature, its pages inspired—and continue to inspire—countless creations, studies, and rewritings. Its thematic richness leads one to consider not only its continued relevance but also the possibility that the work possesses qualities that transcend the national question. It is from this aspect of universality that the proposal of this thesis arises: to identify the elements that allow Martín Fierro to be recognized not merely as a national classic, but as a work that offers readings and themes capable of crossing borders and becoming a text of interest to the world, on par with universal classics. To this end, the study will revisit its origins and trajectory, examine existing comparisons with other classics, and evaluate its depth of message based on contributions from classical mythology and philosophy.