Peter Abelard after marriage : the spiritual direction of Heloise and her nuns through liturgical song / by Thomas J. Bell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, Thomas J.

Series:

Cistercian studies series ; no. 211.

Cistercian studies series ; no. 211

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Héloïse, approximately 1095-1163 or 1164--Criticism and interpretation.

Héloïse.

Héloïse, approximately 1095-1163 or 1164.

Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142.

Criticism and interpretation.

Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142--Criticism and interpretation.

Abelard, Peter.

Church music--France--500-1400.

Church music.

Nuns as musicians--France.

Nuns as musicians.

Poetry, Medieval--History and criticism.

Poetry, Medieval.

Love songs--France--History and criticism.

Love songs.

France.

Physical Description:

xxxvii, 346 pages : music ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, Mich. : Cistercian Publications, [2007]

Summary:

Famous for their love affair and their letter exchange, Heloise, abbess of the Paraclete, and Abelard, monk and scholar, are less known for their on-going monastic relationship. Abelard's letters of direction to Heloise and her nuns were complemented by the liturgical music he composed for them. This first study of Abelard as musician and spiritual director focuses on the importance liturgical song has in forming the monastic virtues of obedience, penitence, and humility, and on Abelard's mastery of rhetoric, poetry, and melody.

Contents:

The paraclete liturgical tapestry

The weaver and his material

Spinning a bridal tapestry in word and song

Weaving poetry and song

Abelard's paraclete bridal tapestry

The bride of Christ.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-330) and indexes.

ISBN:

087907311X

9780879073114

OCLC:

123029332