So that Your Blood May be Known
La obra es una colección de poemas que exploran temas como la identidad, el poder y la condición femenina en la sociedad colonial mexicana del siglo XVII. Los poemas son una crítica a la opresión y la discriminación hacia las mujeres, y también abordan cuestiones religiosas y filosóficas. La obra es conocida por su lenguaje rico y complejo, que combina elementos de la poesía barroca con un tono personal y emotivo.
By Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz · First published 1690 · Genre: Poetry, Satire, Social Commentary · 128 words
First lines
In which she discovers the honorable lineage of a highborn drunkard
So that your blood may be known you tell everyone, Alfeo, you come from kings; I believe you are of very fine stock, and that you anger all you meet with your talk about those kings, who, more than the kings of swords, must have been the kings of cups.
2 Swords and cups are two of the suits in the Spanish deck (baraja), which is similar to the tarot deck.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
- Date: 1690 CE
- Language: Spanish
- Genres: Poetry, Satire, Social Commentary, Historical
- Length: 128 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — El texto es un poema con estructura métrica y rima.
- Satire — El poema utiliza el humor y la ironía para criticar la vanidad de la nobleza.
- Social Commentary — El texto ofrece una crítica a las estructuras sociales y la obsesión con el linaje.
- Historical — Hace referencia a la nobleza y la historia de las monarquías.
Tags
Poema · Barroco · México · Siglo XVII · Feminismo · Intelectualidad · Religión · Escepticismo · Filosofía · Política · Sociedad · Clase social