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 Sanlúcon 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.

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 Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1995
• EAN: 9780226401102
• ISBN: 978-0-226-40110-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 14 mm x 22 mm x 1 mm
• Weight: 198 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / General, Poetry by individual poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets