Evelyn Underhill

Gebundenes Buch

Jacopone da Todi

Beschreibung

The object of this book is to give the English readers the material necessary for a full understanding of one of the greatest and most interesting Italian mystical poets: Jacopone da Todi, the typical singer of the Franciscan movement, the first writer of philosophic religious poetry, and perhaps the most picturesque figure in the history of early Italian Literature. - From the Preface

Autor

A poet, novelist, and well-known writer on mysticism, Evelyn Underhill was born in 1875. She was educated privately and at King's College for Women, London, of which she later became first an Honorary Fellow and then a Fellow. She was also an Honorary Doctor of Divinity of the University of Aberdeen. In 1921 she was Upton Lecturer on the Philosophy of Religion at Manchester College, Oxford. Among Miss Underhill's most notable books are The Spiritual Life, Practical Mysticism, The Mystic Way, and Meditations Based on Our Lord's Prayer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock
• Seitenzahl: 538
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 801g
• ISBN-13: 9781666728187
• ISBN-10: 1666728187
• Artikelnr.: 62606397