The Poems of St. John of the Cross

San Juan de la Cruz, the great sixteenth-century Spanish mystic, is regarded by many as Spain's finest poet. Passionate, ecstatic, and spiritual, his poems are a blend of exquisite lyricism and profound mystical thought. In The Poems of St. John of the Cross John Frederick Nims presents his superlative translation of the complete poems, re-creating the religious fervor of St. John's art.

This dual-language edition makes available the original Spanish from the Codex of Sanl?con de Barrameda with facing English translations. The work concludes with two essays--a critique of the poetry and a short piece on the Spanish text that appears alongside the translation--as well as brief notes on the individual poems.

Author: St John of the Cross
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 10/01/1995
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.53h x 5.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780226401102
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