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"There's more Emmerich than Bible in Mel Gibson's 'Passion of the Christ' movie..." Mel Gibson has admitted that he relied heavily on Emmerich and Brentano's The Dolorous Passion to film his popular movie "The Passion of the Christ." In his defense, the book has had a devoted following since it first appeared in 1833, and nothing in it has been found to contradict the Bible. Anne Catherine Emmerich, the German nun, stigmatic, ecstatic and inediac whose perceptions were recorded by Clemens Brentano, experienced perhaps the most spectacular visions in the history of Christianity, equal if not superior to those of St. Bridget of Sweden, St. Hildegard of Germany and Maria de Agreda of Spain. Rec...
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Symbolic statement in poetry assumes many forms, from readily understood «open» symbols to private or «closed» ones with highly personal meanings. «Negative spring, » the poet's rejection of what has traditionally been a joyous time of year, makes such a personal statement. This book examines a number of examples of negative spring; it seeks to locate the sources of the attitude, to examine its implications, and to establish its reliability as an indicator of crisis or despair. Closer examination of it in the work of Clemens Brentano and T.S. Eliot discloses many suggestive and even surprising parallels.