Poems of St. John of the Cross (Revised)

Title: Poems of St. John of the Cross (Revised)
Author: Willis Barnstone
F: 1703973
ISBN: 0811204499
Publisher: New Directions
Published: 1972
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: New
Number of Pages: 128
Section: Poetry | European | Spanish & Portuguese
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: 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 Sanlú con 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.