The Wound and the Flame: Desire and Transcendence in Quevedo and Saint John of the Cross.
A chapter from the book "Studies in Honor of Elias Rivers" is presented. The chapter compares the poems "En los claustros del alma la herida," by Francisco de Quevedo and "Llama de amor viva," by Saint John of the Cross. It mentions that the depiction of oppressive darkness by Quevedo is similar to...
| Publicado en: | Studies In Honor of Elias Rivers pp. 194 - 205 |
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| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
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Digitalia Publishing Corp.
1989
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| Sumario: | A chapter from the book "Studies in Honor of Elias Rivers" is presented. The chapter compares the poems "En los claustros del alma la herida," by Francisco de Quevedo and "Llama de amor viva," by Saint John of the Cross. It mentions that the depiction of oppressive darkness by Quevedo is similar to the purgative stage presented by Saint John. It adds that both poems complement each other as the obverse and reverse of the experience of transcendence. |
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