It is perhaps not an exaggeration to say that the verse and prose works combined of St. John of the Cross form at once the most grandiose and the most melodious spiritual canticle to which any one man has ever given utterance.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The combined works of St. John of the Cross are a grand and musical spiritual expression.
- In plain terms
- His writing is a beautiful and large spiritual song.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize the artistic and spiritual value of his works.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes writing grand?
- How does poetry express faith?
Another view
This is an opinion on the quality of his work.
More from John of the Cross
Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.
Permalink to quote #45 May, 1993 - Stratford... have been reading through the poetry of 15th century Spain, and I find myself drawn to one by the mystic writer and visionary St. John…
Permalink to quote #47 Whoever flees prayer flees all that is good.
Permalink to quote #44
Related quotes
Poetry is the mysticism of mankind.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau quote #95 What life means to me is to put the content of Shelley into the form of Zola. The proletarian writer is a writer with a purpose; he thinks no more of 'art for …
Upton SinclairUpton Sinclair quote #1 Image:that which presents an intellectual and emotional complex in an instant of time.
Ezra PoundEzra Pound quote #1