Isbn: 9798985155808 - a deeper song: reflections from the prophet: meditations on the 101 most compelling quotations from kahlil gibran's inspirational masterwork (3 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Twentieth Century's best-selling poet after Lao-Tze and William Shakespeare, Lebanese-American author/artist Kahlil Gibran was undoubtedly best known for his inspirational book, The Prophet. With 101 of its most popular (and most enigmatic) quotations as points of departure, A Deeper Song: Reflections from The Prophet takes readers on a journey into the spiritual depths of Gibran's poetic masterpiece. Along the way, A Deeper Song also reveals the underlying themes running from The Prophet's opening narrative to its final lines. While Gibran's book is already divided into 26 'counsels' on such topics as Love, Work, Joy and Sorrow, Crime and Punishment, Freedom, and Death, author Mark Haskett has organized the selected quotations into nine even-more-fundamental motifs that animate Gibran's philosophy-and which inspire Mark's own insightful Reflections. Among these deeper themes are 'Rethinking Our Values,' 'Seeking Justice,' 'Linking with The Divine' and 'Celebrating Life.' Admittedly, Gibran's original work can stand quite nicely on its own. But if the test of great literature (including sacred literature) lies in the hidden treasures that can be gleaned from repeated readings and multiple layers of meaning, A Deeper Song reaffirms The Prophet's place in our literary canon.…

Zustand: New. KlappentextThe Twentieth Century s best-selling poet after Lao-Tze and William Shakespeare, Lebanese-American author/artist Kahlil Gibran was undoubtedly best known for his inspirational book, The Prophet. With 101 of its m.