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THE PROPHET

内容简介

TheProphetrepresentstheacmeofKahlilGibran'sachievement.WritinginEnglish,GibranadoptedthetoneandcadenceofKingJamesI'sBible,fusinghispersonalisedChristianphilosophywithaspiritandorientalwisdomthatderivesfromtherichlymixedinfluencesofhisnativeLebanon.Hislanguagehasabreath-takingbeauty.Beforereturningtohisbirthplace,Almustafa,the'prophet',isaskedforguidancebythepeopleofOrphalese.Hiswords,redolentwithloveandunderstanding,callforuniversalunity,andaffirmGibran'scertaintyofthecorrelatednatureofallexistence,andofreincarnation.'TheProphet'hasneverlostitsimmediateappealandhasbecomeaubiquitoustouchstoneofspiritualliterature.

作者简介

Poet,philosopher,andartist,KahlilGibran(1883-1931)wasborninLebanon.ThemillionsofArabic-speakingpeoplesfamiliarwithhiswritingsinthatlanguageconsiderhimthegeniusofhisageandhewasamanwhosefameandinfluencespreadfarbeyondthecountryofhisbirth.HispoetryhasbeentranslatedintomorethantwentylanguagesandhisdrawingsandpaintingshavebeenexhibitedinthegreatcapitalsoftheworldandcomparedbyAugusteRodintotheworkofWilliamBlake.--ThistextreferstotheHardcoveredition.

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