Ricardo Guiraldes's great novel of the Argentine pampa, "Don Segundo Sombra", published in 1926, has been celebrated both as a national epic and as an elegy for the passing of an era. Newly translated by Patricia Owen Steiner, it is a valuable addition to the University of Pittsburgh's series of translations from 20th-century Latin American poetry and fiction. Its coming-of-age story of a young gaucho, Fabio Caceres, represented for many the essential virtues of a disappearing civilisation based on cattle raising and the strength of the gaucho in his struggle with the elements. "Don Segundo Sombra" makes a cult of solitary courage and the laws of nature. Yet it also documents a change from one way of life to another. Argentina, long before 1926, had moved away from dependence on cattle and the gaucho; life on the wide open spaces had already become part of legend. When it was first published, the book was enthusiastically received and became an instant classic, gaining more critical attention in this century than any other work published in Argentina, except perhaps for the writings of Borges. This critical edition contains a general introduction by the volume coordinator, Gwen Kirkpatrick, a glossary and six essays of background and criticism about the novel, making it ideal for classsroom use.

Don Segundo Sombra (The Commonwealth and international library. Pergamon Oxford Latin-American series) (Spanish Edition)

Güiraldes, Ricardo

Literature & Fiction

Pergamon Press

Don Segundo Sombra (Spanish Edition)

Literary

Addison-Wesley Longman

Don Segundo Sombra

Very uncommon English translation of the Argentian novelist Ricardo Guiraldes masterpiece. Lavishly illustrated in ink drawings by Alberto Guiraldes. Written in 1926 with a glossary of terms, and a 8 page afterword by Harriet de Onis.

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"New translation of 1926 Argentine classic, accompanied by extensive critical materials. Seven essays by scholars including Gwen Kirkpatrick and Beatriz Sarlo treat historical, literary, and biographical topics. Steiner discusses novel's setting, writing, and reception, but does not reflect on translation process itself nor on differences between this work and 1935 version by Harriet De OnÂis (see HLAS 1:2119). Glossary and bibliography. Valuable teaching tool"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

Don Segundo Sombra (Coleccion Archivos)

Steiner, Patricia Owen

Kirkpatrick, Gwen

United States

Univ of Pittsburgh Pr

Gniraldes's (1886-1927) classic novel of the Argentine pampa, originally published in 1926, and celebrated both as a national epic and as an elegy for the passing of an era. This critical edition includes a general introduction, a glossary, and six essays of background and criticism about the novel. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Don Segundo Sombra (Pittsburgh Editions of Latin American Literature - English Translation)

Don Segundo Sombra Ricardo Güiraldes (Spanish Edition)

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Don Segundo Sombra una excelente obra del escritor Argentino RICARDO GÜIRALDES.

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Don Segundo Sombra es una novela rural argentina de Ricardo Güiraldes terminada de escribir en el año de 1926, que a diferencia del poema "Martín Fierro" de José Hernández no reivindica socialmente al gaucho, sino que lo evoca como personaje legendario ("sombra"), en un tono elegíaco.El título del libro, escrito por un estanciero (Ricardo Güiraldes) es sintomático, si no fuera por el tratamiento respetuoso de Don (derivado del latín Dominus = dueño, señor).En efecto "Segundo Sombra" parece sugerir a un subalterno, si bien la prelación respetuosa con el tratamiento de Don contrapesa (quizás sin que Güiraldes fuera consciente de ello) la subalternidad, señala a un gaucho que por mantener su axiología, sus principios, resulta superior a la axiología burguesa. Ricardo Güiraldes aprende en una especie de viaje iniciático lo que es el valor, el honor, la lealtad (que desde otra perspectiva puede mal interpretarse como subalternidad), el respeto al prójimo (todo esto, amenizado en el libro con descripciones). La novela fue publicada en 1926, está escrita narrativamente en primera persona.

Don Segundo Sombra: Novela Rural (Nuestramerica) (Spanish Edition)

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Don Segundo Sombra (The Commonwealth and international library. Pergamon Oxford Latin-American series) (Spanish Edition)

Don Segundo Sombra (Spanish Edition)

Don Segundo Sombra

Don Segundo Sombra (Coleccion Archivos)

Don Segundo Sombra (Pittsburgh Editions of Latin American Literature - English Translation)

Don Segundo Sombra Ricardo Güiraldes (Spanish Edition)

Don Segundo Sombra (Spanish Edition)

Don Segundo Sombra (Spanish Edition)

Don Segundo Sombra: Novela Rural (Nuestramerica) (Spanish Edition)

Don Segundo Sombra (Spanish Edition)