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-====== To Roosevelt - 1904 (215) ======+====== To Roosevelt====== 
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 +<WRAP center round info 60%> 
 +**//The Serpent and the Fire// (pp. 215)** \\ 
 +</WRAP>
  
 By: Rubén Darío (1867-1916) By: Rubén Darío (1867-1916)
-From: Nicaragua+1904 Nicaragua
 Translated from Spanish by Gabriel Gudding  Translated from Spanish by Gabriel Gudding 
  
 ===== Historical Context/Background ===== ===== Historical Context/Background =====
  
-He wrote this poem in response to the aftermath of the Spanish-American War of 1898. It came out just as Theodore Roosevelt entered the Presidential office.+Darío wrote this poem in response to the aftermath of the Spanish-American War of 1898 during the Theodore Roosevelt's term in office as the President of the United States of America. 
  
 Theodore Roosevelt is well known for his role in the war. He was a Lieutenant Colonel and led the Rough Riders during the Battle of San Juan, in which he was commended for his bravery.  Theodore Roosevelt is well known for his role in the war. He was a Lieutenant Colonel and led the Rough Riders during the Battle of San Juan, in which he was commended for his bravery. 
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   - [[https://www.nps.gov/prsf/learn/historyculture/spanish-american-war-a-splendid-little-war.htm|Spanish American War]]   - [[https://www.nps.gov/prsf/learn/historyculture/spanish-american-war-a-splendid-little-war.htm|Spanish American War]]
  
-===== Allusions =====+===== Literary and Historical Allusions =====
   * **Alexander-Nebuchadnezzar**   * **Alexander-Nebuchadnezzar**
  
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   * **Cult of Hercules**   * **Cult of Hercules**
-The main function was to worship Hercules, son of Zeus as a hero and a god. It was said that he would strike down types of wasps that his worshippers were worried about. +The main function was to worship Hercules, son of Zeus as a hero and a god. It was said that he would strike down types of wasps that his worshipers were worried about. 
 When the cult reached Rome, it inspired the Hercules games, which were similar to modern-day Olympics. When the cult reached Rome, it inspired the Hercules games, which were similar to modern-day Olympics.
 [[https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/33430/chapter-abstract/290594314?redirectedFrom=fulltext#:~:text=Although%20he%20is%20clearly%20a,he%20was%20a%20guest%2Dfriend.|Oxford]] [[https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/33430/chapter-abstract/290594314?redirectedFrom=fulltext#:~:text=Although%20he%20is%20clearly%20a,he%20was%20a%20guest%2Dfriend.|Oxford]]
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 This poem is written like a letter, however, I believe that it is a response to the current events at the time. America has been expanding, just coming out of the idea of Manifest Destiny and they have been very involved in the shaping of several Spanish-American countries.  This poem is written like a letter, however, I believe that it is a response to the current events at the time. America has been expanding, just coming out of the idea of Manifest Destiny and they have been very involved in the shaping of several Spanish-American countries. 
  
-Writers like Darío are concerned that America will attempt to overthrow their cultures and traditions and become an imperalistic power. Especially, after the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave so many territories to the United States. +Writers like Darío are concerned that America will attempt to overthrow their cultures and traditions and become an imperialist power. Especially, after the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave so many territories to the United States. 
  
 Darío wants to make it clear that America can think it holds all the power that it needs, but it will never be able to take over Spanish-America. They won’t go down without a fight and they have the one thing America doesn’t: God, which is referenced in the very last line of the poem.  Darío wants to make it clear that America can think it holds all the power that it needs, but it will never be able to take over Spanish-America. They won’t go down without a fight and they have the one thing America doesn’t: God, which is referenced in the very last line of the poem. 
  
 Read More [[https://literariness.org/2021/02/21/analysis-of-ruben-darios-to-roosevelt/|Here]]. Read More [[https://literariness.org/2021/02/21/analysis-of-ruben-darios-to-roosevelt/|Here]].
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 +**Emphasis on Spanish America, Lion Symbolism, and Royal Descent/National Drift **
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 +<poem>
 +Be very careful. Long live this Spanish America!
 +The Spanish Lion has loosed a thousand cubs today: they are at large, Roosevelt,
 +and if you snag us, outlunged and awed,
 +in your claws of iron, you must become God himself,
 +the alarming Rifleman and the hardened Hunter.
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 +And though you count on everything, you lack the one thing needed:
 +God.
 +(translated by Gabriel Gudding)
 +</poem>
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 ===== Poem's structure ===== ===== Poem's structure =====
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 Source: Ellis, K. (1967) "Un análisis estructural del poema 'A Roosevelt'". //Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos//, no. 212-213 (August-September 1967), pp. 523-528.  Source: Ellis, K. (1967) "Un análisis estructural del poema 'A Roosevelt'". //Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos//, no. 212-213 (August-September 1967), pp. 523-528. 
  
 +{{tag>Spanish Nicaragua Teddy_Roosevelt}}
  
  
  

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