El gran zoo
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El gran zoo is a celebrated poetry collection by Cuban writer Nicolás Guillén that uses the metaphor of a fantastical zoo to deliver sharp social and political satire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Latin American political poetry ⓘ |
| author | Nicolás Guillén ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Cuba ⓘ |
| depicts |
animals as metaphors for human types
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bureaucrats ⓘ capitalist elites ⓘ corrupt politicians ⓘ military figures ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
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satire ⓘ |
| hasForm |
short poetic pieces
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vignettes of different animals ⓘ |
| hasReception |
celebrated in Latin American literary criticism
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considered an important work of Cuban poetry ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
allegory
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humor and sarcasm ⓘ ironic tone ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anti-imperialism
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class struggle ⓘ political satire ⓘ power and oppression ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Afro-Cuban cultural traditions
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Cuban social reality ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
criticize social injustice
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question power structures ⓘ raise political awareness ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry collection ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Afro-Caribbean poetry
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socially committed literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative poetic language
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sharp social and political satire ⓘ use of animal allegories to represent human society ⓘ |
| partOf | Cuban revolutionary-era literature ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | 20th century ⓘ |
| setting | symbolic zoo space ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
contemporary society
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political systems ⓘ social hierarchies ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| usesMetaphorOf | fantastical zoo ⓘ |
| workOf | Nicolás Guillén ⓘ |
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