In the following essay, Foster distinguishes between the stereotypes of rural life and the attempted romanticization they inspired versus the realities of that lifestyle by individually examining several prominent works from the period.

In the following excerpt from a longer work on Latin American writing, Torres-Ríoseco traces the evolution of Gaucho literature from its folkloric origins to its later incarnations in the novels of the 1920's.

In the following essay, Kandiyoti compares two works of Jewish immigration fiction: Abraham Cahan's Yekl and Alberto Gerchunoff's Los Gauchos Judios, and with the section on Gerchunoff, she considers how regional politics and nationalism influenced his writing.

In the following essay, Katra charts the gaucho style from its beginnings in the original gaucho poetic tradition to its evolution into eventual Gauchesque (imitation gaucho) form.

In the following essay, originally published in 1946, Morley compares the histories and traditions of American cowboy-oriented fiction versus that of Argentinian and Uruguayan gaucho narrative, while describing the traits of a classic gaucho novel.

In the following essay, Slatta demonstrates how Hernández's Martín Fierro and similar works sought to humanize the gaucho tradition in the eyes of the general public after having been tainted by the writings of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento.

In the following introduction to her detailed examination of Los Gauchos Judios, Aizenberg provides a historical perspective to the events surrounding the period from which this book arose, as well as a critical appraisal into its textual components.

In the following essay, Kirkpatrick relates the importance of Ricardo Güiraldes's Don Segundo Sombra to Argentine literature and the initial climate into which it was published.

In the following essay, Spell examines Ricardo Güiraldes's Don Segundo Sombra, a book he believes to have achieved its popular acclaim through its accurate depictions of gaucho life and vernacular.

In the following essay, Previtali explains Güiraldes's motivations and aims in writing Don Segundo Sombra as being from a need to capture and romanticize the disappearing gaucho culture.

In the following introduction to his translation of Hernández's Martín Fierro, Holmes summarizes the narrative poem and concludes that Hernández attempted to link the gaucho to three different states: the lands, the heavens and his fellow man.

In the following essay, Bach explores the biography of Don Segundo Sombra by examining its author, Ricardo Güiraldes, and its inspiration, Segundo Ramirez.