Song of the soul
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St. John the Cross, or San Juan de la Cruz (I 542-1591)-the great Spanish mystic, poet and theologian. His poetry and his treatises on the soul are considered one of the greatest works of Spanish literature. In 1726, he was canonized and in 1926 was proclaimed the teacher of the Catholic Church.
His works were influenced by the poets of “Generation of 1927” (Damaso Alonso, Horhe Guilien, Fedi-Rico Garcia Lorca, etc), as well as to T. S. Eliot. He inspired philosophers and theologians (Edith Stein, Jacques Mariten, Thomas Merton) and artists (Salvador Dali) Pope John Paul II wrote a dissertation about the mystical theology of John the Cross.
“Songs of the soul” - the first edition in the Russian language of the complete collection of his poems, prepared by the poet and philologist Maria Ignatieva (Oganisyan) The book includes a biographical essay, key fragments of all four treatises of John the Cross (“Climbing Mount Carmil”, “Dark Night”, “Spiritual Anthem” and “Flame of Living Love”) and an article about his literary heritage
His works were influenced by the poets of “Generation of 1927” (Damaso Alonso, Horhe Guilien, Fedi-Rico Garcia Lorca, etc), as well as to T. S. Eliot. He inspired philosophers and theologians (Edith Stein, Jacques Mariten, Thomas Merton) and artists (Salvador Dali) Pope John Paul II wrote a dissertation about the mystical theology of John the Cross.
“Songs of the soul” - the first edition in the Russian language of the complete collection of his poems, prepared by the poet and philologist Maria Ignatieva (Oganisyan) The book includes a biographical essay, key fragments of all four treatises of John the Cross (“Climbing Mount Carmil”, “Dark Night”, “Spiritual Anthem” and “Flame of Living Love”) and an article about his literary heritage
Author:
Author:Cross I.
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Cover:Soft
Category:
- Category:Children's Book
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Modern Literature
- Category:Poetry & Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-89059-408-2
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