The Life of St Teresa of Avila by Herself

Teresa of Avila, J. Cohen

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Penguin Classics
01 January 1964

Biography: general; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Christianity; Penguin Black Classics; Literature, Poetry & Criticism

One of the most influential - and best loved - spiritual autobiographies

Born in the Castilian town of

vila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation when she was twenty-one. Tormented by illness, doubts and self-recrimination, she gradually came to recognize the power of prayer and contemplation - her spiritual enlightenment was intensified by many visions and mystical experiences, including the piercing of her heart by a spear of divine love. She went on to found seventeen Carmelite monasteries throughout Spain. Teresa always denied her own saintliness, however,

saying in a letter- 'There is no suggestion of that nonsense about my supposed sanctity.' This frank account is one of the great stories of a religious life and a literary masterpiece - after Don Quixote, it is Spain's most widely read prose classic.

By: Teresa of Avila
Translated by: J. Cohen
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 223g
ISBN: 9780140440737
ISBN 10: 0140440739
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 January 1964
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

St Teresa (1515-1582) entered the Carmelite convent in Castile when she was 21. Approaching her vocation with determination but no enthusiasm, she slowly realised God can be loved in and through all things. J.M. Cohen translated nine volumes for the Penguin Classics, including Cervantes, Montaigne, Rabelais and Rousseau. He died in 1989 and was described by the Times as one of the great English men of letters .