One of the greatest lyrical poets in Spanish of any age, St John of the Cross 1542—1591) enjoys an authoritative status as a theologian and teacher of the mystical road to union with God. This full-length study, vividly written in a style accessible to contemporary readers, devotes a separate chapter to each of St John’s major works, citing the original Spanish and providing English translations throughout. Looking for connections between his verse and prose, Colin Thompson argues for a theological understanding of the intensely beautiful and moving poems. He seeks to explain the principles that guide St John in his exploration of the self and its encounter with the divine, and provides an analysis of the poet’s most famous symbol – the dark night of the soul.
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"The definitive English-language study of Saint John’s works, and much of his life, for years to come." -- Robert M. Fedorchek, Choice
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Colin Thompson is Fellow and Tutor in Spanish at St Catherine’s College, Oxford.
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I came upon San Juan de la Cruz, by a 'dichosa ventura', a happy chance, as a school-boy studying an anthology of Spanish poetry. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lira poems, other liras, cancionero poetry, completas castellanas, cauterio suave, amor viva, toque delicado, dichosa ventura, lofty caverns, noche oscura, second redaction, passive night, las criaturas, nuptial imagery, elemental images, wounded stag, spiritual sentiments, biblical poem, prose commentaries, eternal fountain, las virtudes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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I came upon San Juan de la Cruz, by a 'dichosa ventura', a happy chance, as a school-boy studying an anthology of Spanish poetry. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lira poems, other liras, cancionero poetry, completas castellanas, cauterio suave, amor viva, toque delicado, dichosa ventura, lofty caverns, noche oscura, second redaction, passive night, las criaturas, nuptial imagery, elemental images, wounded stag, spiritual sentiments, biblical poem, prose commentaries, eternal fountain, las virtudes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Santa Teresa, Golden Age, Holy Spirit, Oxford University Press, Song of Songs, Vicar General, Juan de Yepes, Virgin Mary, Cambridge University Press, George Herbert, Medina del Campo, Allison Peers, Henry Vaughan, Carmelite Order, Discalced Carmelite, Fray Luis de Granada, Holy Trinity, Otger Steggink, The Strife of Tongues, Eulogio Pacho, Margaret Wilson, Person of the Trinity, Corpus Christi, Mount Carmel, New York New!
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- Herbert Eman Poet Lib #08 (Everyman Poetry) by George Herbert on 5 pages
- Henry Vaughan (Oxford Poetry Library) by Henry Vaughan on 5 pages
- George Herbert and Henry Vaughan (Oxford Standard Series) by George Herbert on 5 pages
- Every Changing Shape (Lives & Letters) by Elizabeth Jennings on 4 pages
- The Song of Songs (Berit Olam (The Everlasting Covenant): Studies In Hebrew Narrative And Poetry) by Dianne Bergant on page 153, page 183, and Back Matter
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