A Poet Before the Cross novel François Mauriac set out to

François Mauriac set out to “show the meaning of Christ for an ordinary Christian

embrace the onrushing prospect of damnation

little creature comfort

in the words of F

“Every human longing for objective answers and inward experience is superabundantly fulfilled by [God’s] presence in the essence of the soul and his Gifts in its powers

A Poet Before the Cross novel François Mauriac set out toBy Paul Claudel A Poet Before the Cross is an impassioned testimony of faith, made through a series of meditations on the Cross and Christs seven last words. The title is perfectly intentional: Claudel as a poet stands, kneels, prays, and writes at the foot of the Cross, employing the full extent of and his literary genius and his explosive eloquence in this contemplation of the divine suffering and its salvific effects. Staunchly upholding the unity