Songs Of The Soul By San Juan De La Cruz Analysis

The Golden Age was a period of great flowering in Spanish Art. It is likely that the Golden Age has begun in the mid-fourteenth century and ended around the sixteenth century with the end of the Habsburg Dynasty (Williams 158). The picaresque, romantic and mystical literature is one of the genres of this period, which obtained a place in the universal stage, after contributing to the art of literature that is known today. However, when the Spanish art was booming, politics and economy was in decline. Since the rule of Philip II, Spain was going through an economic crisis, because the money was invested in wars and construction of churches. One of the writers who excel in these times is San Juan de la Cruz (1542-1591), who was a Spanish a mystic poet, catholic priest, and writer of the famous poem “Songs of the Soul”. In this poem, De la Cruz speaks of a lover escapes from her house in order to meet with her beloved. At first glance, it can be interpreted as a carnal love, but symbolically refers to the divine love, which is the union of …show more content…
Santa Teresa de Jesus is an example (1515-1582). She was known for its religious and mystical poems and was noted for being revolutionary and intelligent. Also, San Juan de la Cruz was Santa Teresa’s disciple and assistant. Among her most famous poems, "I Die Because I Do Not Die" is one of the most important poems in the Spanish language. The central theme of this poem is the perfect union with God, and this is achieved through death. In this poem, Santa Teresa de Jesus expresses his desire to die to meet with God. This poem can be divided into five parts. The first part is an introduction in which the poet desires life comes after death and rejects the earthly life he despises. In the second part, the poet says that after receiving the call from God to be his servant and knew to leave everything and live