The Madman His Parables Poems With Original Illustrations

"THE MADMAN - HIS PARABLES & POEMS" are words of wisdom from the poet-madman which is inspiring and soul-searching. TABLE OF CONTENTS The Madman: His Parables And Poems Sketches & Paintings of Kahlil Gibran Inspirational Quotes Excerpt: "You ask me how I became a madman. It happened thus: One day, long before many gods were born, I woke from a deep sleep and found all my masks were stolen,--the seven masks I have fashioned and worn in seven lives..." (The Madman) Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and philosopher. Regarded as a literary and political rebel, his romantic style was at the heart of the renaissance in modern Arabic literature.

You ask me how I became a madman. It happened thus: One day, long before many gods were born, I woke from a deep sleep and found all my masks were stolen, --the seven masks I have fashioned and worn in seven lives, --I ran mask-less through the crowded streets shouting, "Thieves, thieves, the cursed thieves." Men and women laughed at me and some ran to their houses in fear of me. And when I reached the market place, a youth standing on a house-top cried, "He is a madman." I looked up to behold him; the sun kissed my own naked face for the first time. For the first time the sun kissed my own naked face and my soul was inflamed with love for the sun, and I wanted my masks no more. And as if in a trance I cried, "Blessed, blessed are the thieves who stole my masks." Thus I became a madman. And I have found both freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief.

"You ask me how I became a madman. It happened thus: One day, long before many gods were born, I woke from a deep sleep and found all my masks were stolen,--the seven masks I have fashioned and worn in seven lives,--I ran maskless through the crowded streets shouting, "Thieves, thieves, the cursed thieves." Men and women laughed at me and some ran to their houses in fear of me." (The Madman)_x000D_ Words of wisdom from the poet-madman is inspiring and soul-searching._x000D_ Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and philosopher. Regarded as a literary and political rebel, his romantic style was at the heart of the renaissance in modern Arabic literature._x000D_ TABLE OF CONTENTS:_x000D_ The Madman: His Parables And Poems_x000D_ Sketches & Paintings of Kahlil Gibran_x000D_ Inspirational Quotes

The Madman, His Parables and Poems is a book written by Kahlil Gibran, which was published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf in 1918, with illustrations reproduced from original drawings by the author. It was Gibran's first book in English to be published, also marking the beginning of the second phase of Gibran's career.May Ziadeh, with whom Gibran had been corresponding since 1912, reviewed it in Al-Hilal, a magazine in Egypt.

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Philosophical thoughts on God, war, sorrow, joy, aloneness, and goodness expressed by the poet during his early life

This edition compiles two Gibran's most beloved works of prose poetry: The Madman and The Forerunner. These timeless moral stories will put your mind in a peaceful and tranquil state. Their diversity, complexity and profoundness, the timeless themes of power, love and death, together make them one of the most compelling and memorable works of world literature. There are accompanying illustrations by him, which have a hint of William Blake's work, something apocalyptic and lyrical.Khalil Gibran has entertained and inspired generations of readers and thinkers.LARGE PRINT, EDITION ILLUSTRATED BY KHALIL GIBRAN.