Other Francis of Assisi

in rubén darío s poem los motivos del lobo (the reasons of wolf) st. francis tames terrible wolf discover human heart harbors darker desires of beast.
in fyodor dostoyevsky s brothers karamazov, ivan karamazov invokes name of pater seraphicus, epithet applied st. francis, describe alyosha s spiritual guide zosima. reference found in goethe s faust , part 2, act 5, lines 11918–25. [1]
in mont saint michel , chartres, henry adams chapter on mystics discusses francis extensively.
rich mullins co-wrote canticle of plains, musical, mitch mcvicker. released in 1997, based on life of saint francis of assisi, told western story.
bernard malamud s novel assistant (1957) features protagonist, frank alpine, exemplifies life of saint francis in mid-20th-century brooklyn, new york city.