Download or read book Spiritual Canticle written by Saint John of the Cross and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1961 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition of an abridged and annotated version of this classic religious work, first published in 1980. Prepared by a Carmelite priest who has published a number of simplified versions of religious classics. Presents the text of the poem and a lengthy and richly detailed explanation of the work.