El Matadero (y Apologia Del Matambre) by Esteban Echeverria (Spanish) Paperback

Description: El Matadero (y Apologia Del Matambre) by Esteban Echeverria Depicts a characteristic scene of the terrible times in Argentina, before its institutionalization as a democratic republic. The author transports us in place and time, and allows us to witness and relive the oppressive climate of the regime against which he fought. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE Spanish CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "El Matadero" depicts a characteristic scene of the terrible times in Argentina before its institutionalization as a democratic republic. Esteban Echeverria transports us in place and time, and allows us to witness and relive the oppressive climate of the regime against which he fought, and that was finally defeated by Urquiza giving way to the country dreamed by Alberdi, Mitre and Sarmiento, among many others. Member of Marcos Sastres literary salon, when Rozas orders it closure Echeverria founded the Asociacion de Mayo, a secretive society following Mazzinis Young Italy. The matadero (the slaughter yard) was conceived as a political pamphlet. However, the quality of its prose projects beyond its original purpose, transforming it into a jewel, useful for the study of popular customs that constitute the soul of history. At its time the critic observed that these pages were not conceived with publishing in mind, due to the haste with which they were written and crude realistic language employed. Curiously enough these "faults" constitute their major feature, as they have saved the authors work from the changes in literary fashion.Echeverria in this "nouvelle" (perhaps short story would be more accurate a definition) according to his friend Juan Maria Gutierrez "performs as a painter that opens his sketchbook to quickly depict in general strokes the scenes of a public street, saving them to compose a customs picture, later and in the quietness of his shop" Tempted by this line of thought we decide to include in this edition the elegant and witty "Apology of the thin flank" (apologia del matambre). Because if pictorial sketches are valuable as clues to the painters genius, the Apologia. depicts the Echeverria, author of "Dogma Socialista" and simultaneously friend of Juan Bautista Alberdi, author of the basis of the Argentine Constitution, written following the same guidelines as the Constitution of the United States of America. Author Biography 1805 - 1851 Argentine writer belonging to the influential generation of 37. He began his studies at the College of Moral Sciences; abandoning them at the end of 1823, despite having been an applied student. In 1824 he traveled to Europe to complete his education. In Paris (1825-1830) he follows the most varied courses, becomes familiar with the literary and ideological trends in vogue, forms a solid encyclopedic culture and assimilates countless works in French and English. With that important baggage he returns to Buenos Aires. He introduces literary romanticism in Plata, provoking a fruitful renewal, and formulates the doctrine of political liberalism, impregnated with high social and pedagogical concerns. In 1831 he published his first verses in Buenos Aires newspapers. In 1832 his poem Elvira appears anonymously. The indifference with which he is received contrasts with the overflowing enthusiasm and warm sympathy that later Consuelos (1834) and Rimas (1837) arouse, where he inserts the Captive, his best work in verse. In 1837 the Literary Hall was opened in the bookshop of Don Marco Sastre, the future educator and author of Temple Argentino. In the Salon, works are read, discussed and discussed. Echeverría is one of its great entertainers. When Rosas closed the Hall, Echeverría founded a secret society, the May Association, in the manner of Mazzinis Joven Italia. The Association has subsidiaries in the provinces of Córdoba, Tucumán and San Juan. Most of the men who returned to organize the Republic after Caseros militate in their ranks, including Juan Bautista Alberdi who in due course confronts the Socialist Dogma of Echeverría (published in the Indicador, of Montevideo, in 1839 and republished in 1846 ) its Bases and starting points for the political organization of the Republic of Argentina (first published in Chile in 1852). Finally Alberdis ideas triumph in the facts, which are embodied in the Argentine Constitution of 1853, although many intimately continue to long for Echeverrías romantic postulates. Of his literary production in prose, his splendid realistic story El abattoir, the first of its kind written in Plata, and his Manual of Moral Teaching for primary schools (1846) should be especially mentioned. From adolescence he has to fight against the disease. He continually suffers from nerves and is chased by his heart condition. His health worsened considerably in 1851. A pulmonary ailment took him to the grave in Montevideo on January 19 of that year. Echeverrías complete works were compiled by his close friend, Don Juan María Gutiérrez, in Buenos Aires (1870-1874). Details ISBN9871136099 Author Esteban Echeverria Short Title SPA-MATADERO (Y APOLOGIA DEL M Pages 56 Language Spanish ISBN-10 9871136099 ISBN-13 9789871136094 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 868 Year 2004 Place of Publication Buenos Aires Country of Publication Argentina Imprint StockCERO Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9789871136094 UK Release Date 2004-06-01 Publisher StockCERO Publication Date 2004-06-01 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:84387433;

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