Thomas of Perseigne
Thomas of Perseigne[1] (died c.1190) was a Cistercian monk of Perseigne Abbey, in what is now Sarthe, France. He is known for one major work, a commentary on the Song of Songs.
His theology is regarded as typical of the mystical approach current in the twelfth century.[2] The commentary contains his theories on aesthetics,[3] and is dedicated to Pons, Bishop of Clermont (in office 1170-1189), formerly Abbot of Clairvaux. It contains a number of citations from classical poets.[4]
His commentary on the Song of Songs is available in an excellent French translation: THOMAS LE CISTERCIEN, Commentaire sur le Cantique des Cantiques, 1 et 2. Introduction, traduction et notes par Pierre-Yves Émery, Frère de Taizé. — Abbaye Val Notre-Dame, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Québec, Abbaye Val Notre-Dame Éditions, 2011, 446 p. et 533 p. (Pain de Cîteaux, Série 3 ; 31-32).
References [edit]
- Denys Turner (1995), Eros and Allegory, Medieval Exegesis of the Song of Songs
- D. N. Bell, The Commentary on the Song of Songs of Thomas the Cistercian and His Conception of the Image of God, Cîteaux 28 (1977) pp. 5–25
- Pierre-Yves Emery de Taizé, "Thomas le Cistercien: Commentaire sur le Cantique des cantiques", Collectanea cisterciensia 73 (2011) pp. 375-384
Notes [edit]
- ^ Thomas of Cîteaux, Thomas Cisterciensis, Thomas the Cistercian, Thomas of Vancelles.
- ^ Giles Constable, Three Studies in Medieval Religious and Social Thought (1998), p. 168.
- ^ Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz, History of Aesthetics (2006), p. 183.
- ^ B. Griesser, Dichterzitate in des Thomas Cisterciensis Kommentar zum Hohenlied. Cistencienser Chronik 50 (1938), pp. 11-14, 118-122; 51(1939), pp. 73-80.
External links [edit]
- At History of the Order
- Johannes Madey (2000). "Thomas von Vancelles (Thomas Cisterciensis)". In Bautz, Traugott. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German) 17. Herzberg: Bautz. col. 1372. ISBN 3-88309-080-8.
- Online text of Cantica canticorum cum duobus cômentariis
