The Poems of St. John of the Cross
Author | : Saint John of the Cross |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1979 |
ISBN-10 | : 0226401103 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780226401102 |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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 SanlĂșcon 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.