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LOS MÍSTICOS: EL PODER DEL PENSAMIENTO POÉTICO
THE MYSTICS: THE POWER OF POETIC THOUGHT

Author(s): Adriana Lazarescu
Subject(s): Poetry
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: mysticism; spirituality; suffering; purification;

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the presentation of some characteristics of the Spanish mystical poetry during the second half of the 16th century. The main purpose of this study was to distinguish different themes and symbols in the literary creations of two remarkable Spanish ecclesiastics, great mystics of the Carmelite school: Saint Teresa of Jesus and Saint John of the Cross. This study is mainly based on an analysis of different poems with psychological implications about the concepts of suffering and purification.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 13-19
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Spanish
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