Thomas of Perseigne
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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].
[edit] References
- 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
[edit] Notes
- ^ 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.
