Best Poet:
San Juan de la Cruz, and his Christ, seen from above
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The book called "Life and Works of St. John of the Cross", is to describe the life of Juan de Yepes y Alvarez was born in 1542 in Fontiveros of Avila, Spain. Full of anecdotes and details about his life, is presented with a wealth of microscope in the book of 1217 pages, made in paper thin, hardcover, has up to an appendix of archaisms and Latino employees by the poet-saint in his poetry. My copy was published in 1960 4 th edition by the BAC. This poet and Santo has been for many, the largest English-speaking poet ...
Accompanying the presentation of his extensive literary work, the book presents 18 prints, one of which is the very famous building in San Juan. This pen drawing of a few centimeters five four! - Was the inspiration for another version of Salvador Dalí master who took it as a basis for study unique "Christ of Saint John of the Cross" held in 195l, measuring 1.16 and 5.2 meters is located the oil painting on canvas at the Art Gallery, Glasgow; both categories-the San Juan de la Cruz and the Dali-can be seen in "Google images". Reproduction of drawing of the poet-saint San Juan de la Cruz, is a masterpiece that is worth the book around, leaving for later the poetry of the friar, which leave only a small sample then
live without living in my
and so I hope I die
not dying
I do not live in my already
and I can not live without God;
as
without him and without my stay,
this live what is it?
thousand deaths I will,
hope for my own life, dying
not dying.
This life I live
live in deprivation,
and thus, is unceasingly
die until I live with you.
Hey, my God, what I say,
that this life I love;
I die of not dying.
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or that you where the "Wife" talks with "husband"
Where are you hidden, Beloved
and dexaste me moaning?
As the deer run away,
after wounding;
left after you crying, you were gone.
pastors who
Fuerda there, for the sheep, the hill, if by chance
vierd
one I most want,
tell him tainted, Penile and die. Looking for my love
go by these mountains and shores;
not pluck the flowers
not afraid of wild beasts, and pass
strong and borders.
Recalling the method of classes during their stay at the University, says the work :..." students sat on wooden benches, rough and long, unsupported, and sometimes when the competition standing is very large, as in the departments of Mancio and Fray Luis de Leon, Professor speaks from his chair, a sort of wooden platform or pulpit, which faces the students. Do not is allowed to read by binder, notebook or some paper ... According to the statutes of the School, is prohibited dictate. Only to repeat the conclusion two or three times to provide students with the same scoring. But not all professors are in conformity with this statutory provision. And unless they, the students who "kick" WHEN THE TEACHER TELLS OF PRISA, without giving rise to take necessary notes. The "kick" of the students in these cases and for this purpose was not confined to the University of Salamanca. We know that in Paris, were not answered with this: hawked, whistled and threw stones PROFESSOR ... "
The possibility of a trip to Mexico-New Spain that frustrated the death of the poet-saint and a tribute chronic articles on the poetry of the mystic St. John of the Cross, seen over the centuries, is in another book San Juan de la Cruz in Mexico "by Alfonso Mendez Plancarte, published by the FCE in 1959, points to the knowledge of the mystical poetry of the sixteenth century New Spain.
But back to the drawing imagined how the figure of Christ in vision as unusual San Juan de la Cruz? How moved his poetry literary poetry DRAWN? What feelings surrounding his little creation? The reference book contains only the following words ... "And one day," perhaps beyond 1573 or 1574 - "Brother John gives a small role in which he has drawn a pen, a dead Christ on the cross and explained, to give it, the reason for that drawing. It reflects a view held by those days. has seen Christ and died in the tree, with members disjointed, falling head sunk deep on his chest, his hands ragged the opening of the nails by the lifeless body weight, folding legs, unable to sustain ...". After the vision took the pen and reproduced impressed Christ in the paper. Not the drawing work of a miracle, as they thought the first biographers unaware that Brother John had trained as a child in the painting. Rest your measurements a few inches the picture in the convent of the Incarnation in Avila to this day ...
