8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; xlviii - 169 pp. Cistercian Fathers Series No. 6. Translated by Mother Columba Hart, OSB, Introduction by J. -M. Dechanet, OSB. Footnotes, index. The Song of Songs was a favourite part of the Bible for medieval monks who read it as a dialogue between Christ the Bridegroom and His Bride, the human soul. William of St. Thierry wrote his commentary soon after entering the Cistercian order in 1135 but never fully completed it as he became involved with the furor over Peter Abelard and the questionable theology being propounded by him.. An unread copy, tight and clean.

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