Argentine Literature: Authors

Literature

Argentine literature was born with some particular features which make it similar to and different from other literatures. In the same way, different styles found their peculiar path within the pages of Argentine letters. The Argentina literature and its authors. What were the main writers and their works. As they struggled to give birth to their stories, facing a conflicting national reality.

Lunfardo and Tango Argentino

Lunfardo and tango are certainly not blood brothers. Tango has black blood and lunfardo has gringo blood. I am not taking sides, as far as tango is concerned, in the controversy between Hispanists and Nigroists; I am just saying that what is Spanish in tango is of African lineage, including Andalusian tango, which had been … Leer más

10 Emblematic Argentine Writers: : Literary Salon of Marcos Sastre Detail Painting

10 Emblematic Argentine Writers and Their Books

Brief report on the 10 emblematic Argentine writers of all times, whose work was a turning point in the history of Argentine literature; and the 10 most representative works that are inscribed as fundamental in Argentine literature. Esteban Echeverría (1805-1851) The story El Matadero is considered the first short story in Argentine literature. It was … Leer más

Argentine Literature History

This is the history of Argentine literature, from the time of the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Argentine territory until the 1990s. It is a brief review of the schools, movements, and tendencies of Argentine literature together with the main writers. and poets. Origin of Argentine Literature in the Colonial Period The history of … Leer más