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- In 1918, a soldier and adventurer added his name to a short list of American writers that included Herman Melville and Leonard Bacon who wrote a poem in honor of Luís Vaz de Camões. Kermit Roosevelt was the son of former US President Theodore Roosevelt. Kermit went on safari in Africa, explored the River of Doubt in Brazil, and fought first for the British and then the United States in World War I. His poem about Camões explores how the poet’s work accompanied him on several adventures and was a source of comfort in times of dire hardship. This article explores all aspects of the poem, from its history, editing, publication, and editorial criticism.
- Em 1918, um soldado e aventureiro juntou o seu nome a uma pequena lista de escritores americanos que incluía Herman Melville e Leonard Bacon, que escreveram um poema em homenagem a Luís Vaz de Camões. Kermit Roosevelt era filho do ex-presidente dos Estados Unidos Theodore Roosevelt. Ele fez um safári na África, explorou o Rio da Dúvida no Brasil e lutou primeiro pelos britânicos e depois pelos Estados Unidos na Primeira Guerra Mundial. Seu poema sobre Camões explora como a obra do poeta o acompanhou em várias aventuras e foi fonte de conforto em tempos de extrema dificuldade. Este artigo explora todos os aspectos do poema, desde sua história, edição, publicação e crítica editorial.
Citation
Arp, Jr., Don,
"“To Camoens in Mesopotamia”: Kermit Roosevelt, Camões, and Adventures Preserved in Verse"
(2021).
Gávea-Brown: A Bilingual Journal of Portuguese-North American Letters and Studies.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://doi.org/10.26300/k2mz-3505
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...Gávea-Brown: A Bilingual Journal of Portuguese-North American Letters and Studies (ISSN: 2641-0400) is published annually by the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at Brown University, and made possible with support from the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD). The journal …