The Nightingale
The Nightingale, attributed to the early Franciscan mystic and philosopher St. Bonaventure, is an extended and complex poetical composition telling the story of the dying day of this mysterious songbird. According to medieval legend, upon that fateful day the nightingale ascends the highest tree it can find, and from there pours forth a ceaseless torrent of passionate, ebullient song. In this transcendent singing, the motifs of love, pain, and bliss are mystically intertwined in an almost intoxicated ecstasy. The song climaxes in death itself, which thus becomes, paradoxically, the apotheosis and consummation of love and of life. The legend o…
Mehr
CHF 26.50
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V104:
Folgt in ca. 10 Arbeitstagen
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-72526-176-1
- EAN: 9781725261761
- Produktnummer: 33650817
- Verlag: Resource Publications
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 48 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D0.7 cm 237 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 237
Über den Autor
Robert Nixon is a Benedictine monk of the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity, New Norcia, Western Australia, and a Catholic priest. His roles include director of the New Norcia Institute for Benedictine Studies, as well as dean and liturgy coordinator for the monastic community. He has contributed articles on medieval Latin poetry to the Revue benedictine and the American Benedictine Review.
42 weitere Werke von Saint Bonaventure:
Bewertungen
Anmelden