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Argentina, Legend and History
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This volume is an anthology of Argentine writings assembled for advanced Spanish language courses, with a clear pedagogical purpose. The editors begin by explaining that the book is intended for third‑year high‑school or second‑year college students who already know basic Spanish grammar, yet they provide grammatical notes and translations where needed. An introductory essay offers a concise history of Argentina, framing the selections that follow, poems, speeches, and excerpts by figures such as Vicente López y Planes, Domingo Sarmiento, Bartolomé Mitre, and Carlos Octavio Bunge. Detailed biographical notes and annotations accompany each piece, and the work is supported by maps and illustrations that locate the events in the broader narrative of Argentine independence and nation‑building. The collection aims to spark a sympathetic interest in the country’s struggles and to promote a Pan‑American ideal of closer ties between the Americas.
The language is formal and scholarly, reflecting early‑20th‑century academic conventions. The prose is dense with historical detail, yet interspersed with literary excerpts that retain the rhetorical vigor of nineteenth‑century Argentine patriotism. Readers who enjoy a blend of history, literary analysis, and cultural study, particularly those studying Spanish, Latin American history, or comparative literature, will find this book rewarding. Its emphasis on primary sources and contextual commentary makes it especially suitable for students and educators seeking a comprehensive, source‑rich portrait of Argentina’s formative years.
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The book has been arranged to suit the needs of third-year high school work, or second-year college Spanish. It was taken for granted that the student would be familiar with the underlying principles of Spanish grammar before taking up this book; and yet, grammatical explanations have been given wherever they were deemed necessary, and translations of difficult passages have been suggested. The Introduction gives a brief historical sketch of Argentina, which will furnish a background on which to locate the specific events related in the book. Considerable detailed information concerning the authors represented and the institutions and customs of Argentina and her people will be found in the Biographical Notes and in the annotations to the selections.
If the book succeeds in arousing a sympathetic interest in the struggles for Argentine independence and her subsequent progress, the editors will feel more than repaid. Upon that sympathetic interest must rest the ever growing Pan-American ideal to bring both Americas closer to each other.
The editors gratefully acknowledge their obligation to the Pan-American Union, Washington, D.C., to The Hispanic Society of America, New York, and to Doubleday, Page & Co., New York, for their courtesy in permitting the reprinting of the article on the Congreso de Tucumán, taken from the July, 1916, number of La Revista del Mundo. To their colleague, Mr. Julian Moreno-Lacalle, the editors are sincerely grateful for valuable suggestions and for many kindnesses, which have made the work easier to accomplish. Thanks also are due to Professor F. B. Luquiens (of Yale), Messrs. H. K. Stone (of Grinnell College, Iowa), O. d'Amato (of the University of Illinois), and J. Pittaro (of the Stuyvesant High School, New York).
GARIBALDI G. B. LAGUARDIA CINCINATO G. B. LAGUARDIA
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND 1919
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