Saint John’s poetry of love and joy describes the soul’s passage through dark night to final illumination in mystical union with Absolute Being. The allegory the poet uses is that of earthly love, and the poems are strikingly effective on the immediate level of personal experience, quite apart from their theological meanings.


Format Häftad Omfång 128 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag New Directions Publishing Corporation Utgivningsdatum 1972-02-01 ISBN 9780811204491