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A Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom Christ

By David , Juan de la Cruz , San & Lewis

Book information

Publisher
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Year
1909
Language
eng
Format
EPUB
Filesize
353 kB (361901 bytes)
Volume
1.0
Pages
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Time added
2024-05-25 03:17:00
All; Classic; Mysticism; ProofedCCELChristian Classics Ethereal Library

Description

History knows St. John of the Cross, Carmelite friar and priest during the Counter- Reformation, not just as an iconic spiritual figure, but also one of Spanish literature. This poem of forty stanzas tells the story of the soul’s search for Christ. In it, the soul is portrayed as a bride searching for her bridegroom after having become separated from him. Overall, the poem loosely follows the narrative of Solomon’s Song of Songs and can serve as an allegorical reading thereof in light of the Gospel. It is interesting to note that one can even read the poem as an early Spanish translation of Solomon’s Song of Songs , as translations of the Bible into the vernacular were forbidden at the time. Even so, this poem is not nor does it claim to be a translation, but rather a literary interpretation.

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