Gaucho literature

Japanese: ガウチョ文学 - がうちょぶんがく
Gaucho literature

...This determined the boundaries of the ranches (estancias) and narrowed the range of cattle movement, making it impossible for gauchos to roam the pampas with their estancia herds for weeks at a time. Thus, in the second half of the 19th century, gauchos were politically and socially excluded, but José Hernández's Martín Fierro (1872) is a poignant work about the gauchos' sorrow, and is considered the greatest work of gaucho literature. In the 20th century, nationalism rose in the wake of reflection on excessive Europeanization, and there was a movement to reevaluate the gaucho as a symbol of national character because of his bravery and masculinity.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "gaucho literature" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これにより牧場(エスタンシア)の境界が確定され,牛の移動範囲が狭まったため,ガウチョが数週間もエスタンシアの牛群を率いてパンパ内を放浪することは不可能となってしまった。 こうして19世紀後半ガウチョは政治的にも社会的にも締め出されていったわけだが,こうしたガウチョの悲哀を切々とうたい上げたのがエルナンデスJosé Hernándezの《マルティン・フィエロ》(1872)であり,ガウチョ文学の最高傑作とされている。20世紀に入ると行き過ぎた欧化主義への反省から民族主義が高揚し,それに伴ってガウチョをその勇敢さ,男らしさのゆえに国民性のシンボルとして再評価しようとする動きが起こった。…

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