Don Quijote de la Mancha

The oldest surviving epic poem in Spanish, rendered in modern Spanish verse. The exile and return of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid, told stanza by stanza.

Anónimo

The tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea and the cunning go-between Celestina. A bridge between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and one of the pillars of Spanish literature.

Fernando de Rojas

Twelve short novels by Cervantes, including Rinconete y Cortadillo and El coloquio de los perros. Picaresque humor, romance and social satire from the author of Don Quixote.

Miguel de Cervantes

Sarmiento's portrait of the caudillo Facundo Quiroga and his argument of civilization against barbarism. A founding text of Argentine literature, with a critical introduction.

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento

The epic poem of the gaucho Martín Fierro, forced into the army and driven to live as an outlaw on the pampas. Its sayings are still quoted across Argentina today.

José Hernández