Thought and Poetic Structure in San Juan de la Cruz's Symbol of Night

By N. Grace Aaron

Thought and Poetic Structure in San Juan de la Cruz's Symbol of Night is a comprehensive appraisal of the traditional critical perspectives of mysticism: philosophical, theological, literary, and psychological. Examining the a priori limitations of these approaches, the book presents an original definition of the symbol as an integral whole of experience and expression, and concludes that night is the form - the organizing principle - of spiritual life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820470953
• ISBN13: 9780820470955
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 266 Pages