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 lyrical fervor of St. John's art.

Summary

San Juan de la Cruz, the 16th-century Spanish mystic, is regarded as one of Spain's finest poets, blending lyricism and mystical thought. This dual-language edition provides the original Spanish from the "Codex of Sanlucon de Barrameda", with facing English translations.

Product details

• Authors: St. John of the Cross, Saint John, St John Of The Cross, St. John of the Cross
• Assisted by: John Frederick Nims (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1995
• EAN: 9780226401102
• ISBN: 978-0-226-40110-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 217 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 177 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies