A Bilingual Edition of Poems by St John of the Cross: Spiritual Songs and Ballads

by John of the Cross, Juan de la Cruz, Kenneth Canatsey (Translator)

"Kenneth Canatsey has produced a bilingual collection of poetry of one of the greatest lyric poets of the Spanish language...He has also transferred the beautiful metaphors, the astounding images and symbols, as well as the graceful cadences of Spanish poetry into English that is not only faithful to the original, but also is, in its own right, sublime yet easy to read poetry...The poems..allow the reader to fully enjoy one of the greatest lyric poets in any language."
From the preface by Dr. Angelo DiSalvo, Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, Indiana State University

136 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2004

About the author

St. John of the Cross (Spanish: Juan de la Cruz), born June 24 1542, Juan de Yepes Álvarez, was a major Counter-Reformation figure, a Spanish mystic, Catholic saint, Carmelite friar and priest. He was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered, along with St Teresa of Ávila, as a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. He's also known for his writings. Both his poetry & his studies on the growth of the soul are considered the summit of mystical Spanish literature & a peak of all Spanish literature. He was canonized as a saint in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII. He is one of the 33 Doctors of the Church. (less)