Commentary on the Songs of songs / Rupert of Deutz ; translated by Jieon Kim and Vittorio Hösle ; with an introduction by Vittorio Hösle.

Author/creator Rupert author.
Other author Kim, Jieon, translator.
Other author Hösle, Vittorio, 1960- translator, writer of introduction.
Format Book
PublicationWashington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2024]
Copyright Date©2024
Descriptionxviii, 252 pages ; 22 cm.
Subjects

Uniform titleCommentaria in Canticum canticorum. English
Other title Commentary on the Song of songs
SeriesThe Fathers of the Church. Mediaeval continuation
Fathers of the church. Mediaeval continuation ; v. 22. ^A410798
Abstract "Rupert of Deutz (born ca. 1075-1080, died ca. 1129) was a Benedictine monk and theologian who became the abbot of a monastery in Deutz, a town that is now a suburb of Cologne, Germany. Rupert was involved in theological controversies of the twelfth century and wrote many works on theology and Biblical interpretation. His "Commentary on the Songs of Songs" employs typological and allegorical approaches to exegesis. A distinctive feature of his unusual interpretation is his depiction of this book as presenting the voices of Jesus and Mary. The original language of the commentary is Latin. Rupert refers to this Biblical book (which is part of the Hebrew Scriptures, or Old Testament) as the "Songs (plural) of Songs" (Latin: Cantica Canticorum), although the normally-used title is "Song (singular) of Songs" (Latin: Canticum Canticorum)"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteRupert's Commentary on the Songs of Songs has been preserved in forty manuscripts (and we know of many lost ones). The editio princeps is dated to 1526 (in Cologne).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages xv-xviii) and indexes.
LCCN 2023057617
ISBN9780813237817
ISBN0813237815 (cloth)
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