María Isabel Biedma, French Poet from Argentina

Abstract

Between the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century, a group of writers helped lay the foundations of a French literature in Argentina. Among these, some poets were praised both in Argentina and in France, such as María Isabel Biedma de Ungaro. An exceptional wo­man, she succeeded in reaching the French literary scene. Some of her poems won the Floral Games of Languedoc Award and resulted in the publication of a book in French. This article analyzes the poetic work in French of this intellectual woman of Argentina