The Life of Teresa of Jesus: The Autobiography of Teresa of Avila

ISBN-13: 9780385011099 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 464 str.

E. Allison Peers;Teresa of Avila; E. Allison Peers

Opis

Written in 1565 at the request of her confessor, St. Teresa's autobiography is at once an extraordinary chronicle of a life governed by the desire to draw closer to God and a literary masterpiece that brings to life a woman of candor, humor, and great spiritual strength. Teresa writes of her early life, the conflicts and crises she faced, and her decision to enter a life of prayer. Her lyrical, almost erotic descriptions of ecstatic experiences call to mind the senuous language of the Song of Songs.