{"product_id":"leonard-cohen-the-mystical-roots-of-genius","title":"Poems and Songs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe singer and poet Leonard Cohen was deeply learned in Judaism and Christianity, the spiritual traditions that underpinned his self-identity and the way he made sense of the world. In this book Harry Freedman, a leading author of cultural and religious history, explores the mystical and spiritual sources Cohen drew upon, discusses their original context and the stories and ideas behind them.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Cohen s music is studded with allusions to Jewish and Christian tradition, to stories and ideas drawn from the Bible, Talmud and Kabbalah. From his 1967 classic Suzanne , through masterpieces like Hallelujah and Who by Fire , to his final challenge to the divinity, You Want It Darker he drew on spirituality for inspiration and as a tool to create understanding, clarity and beauty. Born into a prominent and scholarly Jewish family in Montreal, Canada, Cohen originally aspired to become a poet, before turning to song writing and eventually recording his own compositions.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Later, he became immersed in Zen Buddhism, moving in 1990 to a Zen monastery on Mount Baldy, California where he remained for some years. He died, with immaculate timing, on the day before Donald Trump was elected in 2016, leaving behind him a legacy that will be felt for generations to come. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLeonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius\u003c\/i\u003e looks deeply into the imagination of one of the greatest singers and lyricists of our time, providing a window on the landscape of his soul.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Departing from traditional biographical approaches, Freedman explores song by song how Cohen reworked myths and prayers, legends and allegories with an index of songs at the end of the book for readers to search by their favourites. By the end the reader will be left with a powerful understanding of Cohen s story, together with a far broader insight into the mystical origins of his inimitable work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Oversized paperback\u003cbr\u003e Published: UK, 2021\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eLanguages: English \u003cbr\u003e ISBN 13: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9781472987303\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 10: 1472987306\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harry Freedman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43682206908682,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/products\/9781472987303.jpg?v=1660826317","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/leonard-cohen-the-mystical-roots-of-genius","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}