Description |
96 pages, [12] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Note |
"A Borzoi book." |
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Originally published: New York : Knopf, ©1923. |
Summary |
Presents the Lebanese poet and philosopher's inspirational essays on love, marriage, work, joy, sorrow, freedom, pain, teaching, friendship and death. |
Contents |
The Coming of the ship -- On love -- On marriage -- On children -- On giving -- On eating and drinking -- On work -- On joy and sorrow -- On houses -- On clothes -- On buying and selling -- On crime and punishment -- On laws -- On freedom -- On reason and passion -- On pain -- On self-knowledge -- On teaching -- On friendship -- On talking -- On time -- On good and evil -- On prayer -- On pleasure -- On beauty -- On religion -- On death -- The Farewell. |
Subject |
Prose poems, American.
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Mysticism -- Poetry.
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Mysticism. (OCoLC)fst01031629
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Prose poems, American. (OCoLC)fst01079317
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Genre/Form |
Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
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Other Form: |
Online version: Gibran, Kahlil, 1883-1931. Prophet. New York : Knopf, ©1951 (OCoLC)691076415 |
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