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A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985

The Path of a Mystic (1951-06-10)

Type

Book Review

Published

1951-06-10
The Sunday Times

Authors (1)

MacCarthy, Desmond

Citation

"The Path of a Mystic", The Sunday Times, 10 Jun 1951, p. 3 The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive,, https://link-gale-com.libproxy.unl.edu/apps/doc/FP1801808834/STHA?u=linc74325&sid=bookmark-STHA&xid=81749644. Accessed 03 Jan 2022

Excerpt

"Roy Campbell's translations of these twenty-two short poems of St. John of the Cross (Yuan de Yepez 1542-1591 canonized in 1726) keep close to the text, and they will interact with everybody who is interested in mystical, religious poetry."

Related People (3)

  • Campbell, Roy | Translator
  • MacCarthy, Desmond | Critic
  • MacCarthy, Desmond | Article Author

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  • The Sunday Times