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Leonard Cohen's Book of Mercy: An Interpretation

Leonard Cohen's Book of Mercy: An Interpretation

Cohen, Doron B.

Hardcover

Literary CriticismReligion General Poetry Criticism

Publisher Price: $37.00

ISBN10: 1666789321
ISBN13: 9781666789324
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published: Jan 23 2026
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.38 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Leonard Cohen's Book of Mercy is a modern classic, appreciated by a wide readership, used in liturgy, and translated into more than a dozen languages. It is Leonard Cohen's modern psalter, in which he exposes his dialogue with the divine and the deepest struggles of his soul in its attempts to find peace, side by side with his erotic yearning and his concern for the world at large. Its intricate poetic language combines imagery from the wealth of the Jewish tradition in which the poet was raised, as well as his practice of Zen Buddhist meditation and his absorption in Christian imagery and in old and modern poetry. This book offers a detailed interpretation of Cohen's prose-poems, identifying the sources utilized by him in creating his unique take on the Psalms for our day and age. It is a book that will allow all readers to gain deeper understanding of Cohen's ideas and language in ways that will enrich their own spiritual lives.

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