Author: Del Campo, Estanislao (1834-1880).
Title: Fausto. Impresiones Del Gaucho Anastasio El Pollo En la Representacion de Esta Opera Escritas Por Estanislao Del Campo.
Description: Los Andes, Argentina, 1924. 1924. - Octavo, 8-3/8 inches high by 6 inches wide. Natural cream vellum, titled in red and black on the front cover and spine with knotted fabric ties. The covers foxed and there is some foxing to the edges of the book. 100 pages. There is scattered foxing throughout. Good. The Argentine poet Estanislao del Campo (1834-1880) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His family were members of the unitarian political party which favored a strong central government rather than a federation, and del Campo fought in the battles of Cepeda and Pavon. His 1866 satirical poem "Fausto" describes the thoughts and impressions of a gaucho, an Argentinian cowboy who watches Gounod's opera "Faust" believing the events to be actually happening. A street in Buenos Aires is named after him and a small cotton-producing town in the Formosa province of Argentina is also named Estanislao del Campo. Good .
Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; ARGENTINA; ARGENTINIAN POET; ESTANISLAO DEL CAMPO; FAUSTO; SATIRICAL POEM; BUENOS AIRES; LOS ANDES; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY.
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Title: Fausto. Impresiones Del Gaucho Anastasio El Pollo En la Representacion de Esta Opera Escritas Por Estanislao Del Campo.
Description: Los Andes, Argentina, 1924. 1924. - Octavo, 8-3/8 inches high by 6 inches wide. Natural cream vellum, titled in red and black on the front cover and spine with knotted fabric ties. The covers foxed and there is some foxing to the edges of the book. 100 pages. There is scattered foxing throughout. Good. The Argentine poet Estanislao del Campo (1834-1880) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His family were members of the unitarian political party which favored a strong central government rather than a federation, and del Campo fought in the battles of Cepeda and Pavon. His 1866 satirical poem "Fausto" describes the thoughts and impressions of a gaucho, an Argentinian cowboy who watches Gounod's opera "Faust" believing the events to be actually happening. A street in Buenos Aires is named after him and a small cotton-producing town in the Formosa province of Argentina is also named Estanislao del Campo. Good .
Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; ARGENTINA; ARGENTINIAN POET; ESTANISLAO DEL CAMPO; FAUSTO; SATIRICAL POEM; BUENOS AIRES; LOS ANDES; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY.
Price: US$ 50.00 Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
- Book number: 96802
- Book number: 96802
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