Bücher von José Hernández

Martín Fierro: An Epic of the Argentine (1923) is an epic poem and accompanying scholarship by José Hernández and Henry A. Holmes. Originally published in two parts, the poem has been praised as a defining work of Argentine literature for its depiction of national identity in relation to the gaucho culture, which was used to consolidate the historical and political image of the country against European influence. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Hernández was a writer who grew up in a ranching family, who knew firsthand the prowess of a people who helped Argentina free itself from Spanish control.

Los factores de riesgo toman papel importante como factor predisponente. Estudios, han considerado que un aumento moderado de la homocisteína está asociado con un incremento en el riesgo para el desarrollo de enfermedades cardiovasculares. El objetivo de este estudio, consistió en relacionar los niveles de homocisteína plasmática y perfil lipídico con FR clásicos para enfermedades cardiovasculares en pacientes de raza indígena, de ambos sexos, mayores de 30 años que acudieron de forma voluntaria a la jornada de evaluación de factores de riesgo cardiovascular en la población de Caigua, Municipio Bolívar-Anzoátegui en el segundo semestre de 2012. La muestra estuvo conformada por 50 pacientes, a quienes se encuestó para evaluar antecedentes personales y familiares, hábitos psicobiológicos y se tomó medidas antropométricas y tensión arterial. Se extrajo una muestra de sangre venosa en ayuna para determinar el nivel de homocisteína sérica y perfil lipídico. Los hallazgos muestran de las personas estudiadas 34 fueron del género femenino y 16 del género masculino, representado por un 68 y 32% respectivamente.

This is a poem of protest drawn from the life of the gaucho, who was forced to yield his freedom and individuality to the social and material changes that invaded his beloved pampas--a protest which arose from years of abuse and neglect suffered from landowners, militarists, and the Argentine political establishment.This poem, composed and first published more than a century ago, could have been written today by spokesmen for other oppressed groups in other parts of the world. For this reason, perhaps, the poem has such universal appeal that it has been translated into nineteen languages, making it available to more than half of the world's people.Hernandez's poem was an attempt to alert the government, and particularly the city dwellers, to the problems faced by the gaucho minority in adjusting to the new, unfamiliar culture imposed on them by the Central Government soon after the fall of the dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas in 1852, under the slogan "Politics of Progress." Moreover, the poem supplied a historical link to the gauchos' contribution to the national development of Argentina, for the gaucho had performed a major role in the country's independence from Spain. They had also fought in the civil wars of Argentina and had cleared the pampas of marauding Indian bands that plagued the pastoral development of the region. According to Hernandes they had been by turns abused, neglected, and finally dispersed, ultimately losing their identity as a social group.Those interested in the Martín Fierro as literature, as social protest, as anthropology, or as an example of the annihilation of a minority group--and its very identity--have joined in making it the most widely read, analyzed, and discussed literary work produced in Argentina. Now, after several hundred editions in Spanish and other languages, Martín Fierro is recognized as a masterpiece of world literature.The aim of this English version has been to achieve a line-by-line rendition faithful to the original in substance and tone, but without attempting to recreate Hernandez's meter or rhyme. The translators present it here as a catalyst for enjoyment, provocation, and insight.