Gerard of Abbeville, Secular Master, on Knowledge, Wisdom and Contemplation (2 vols)
Stephen M. Metzger
Gerard of Abbeville, Secular Master, on Knowledge, Wisdom and Contemplation (2 vols)
Stephen M. Metzger
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In Gerard of Abbeville, Secular Master, on Knowledge, Wisdom and Contemplation, Stephen M. Metzger presents for the first time a comprehensive account of the life, works and theory of knowledge of the thirteenth-century theologian Gerard of Abbeville.
"Metzger's Gerard of Abbeville offers one volume placing Gerard in his context (with 30 pages of texts) and another volume of editions. In an age when medievalists' command of Latin--let alone Latin palaeography--has plummeted to the point where reviewers of editions are often averse to commenting on anything beyond the introduction and summaries of the Latin text in modern languages, these editions of texts alone are cause for admiration, but Metzger gives us much more. [...] Much more important is Gerard's time as master of theology at Paris, for which Metzger makes three significant contributions: (a) he sketches a portrait of the institutional context and Gerard's position within it, showing how Gerard himself shed light on that context; (b) he situates Gerard in the Parisian discussion of knowledge, wisdom, and contemplation, as the title suggests; and (c) he provides editions of texts. [...] Overall, considering that there is only one manuscript and hundreds of pages of texts, Metzger's edition is trustworthy and accurate, and we should look forward to his critical edition of the complete Quodlibeta of Gerard of Abbeville." Chris Schabel, University of Cyprus, in: Vivarium 55 (2017), pp. 340-359.
Stephen M. Metzger, Ph.D. (2013), University of Notre Dame, is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in that university’s Medieval Institute. He was an editor of Philosophy and Theology in the Studia of the Religious Orders and at Papal and Royal Courts (Brepols, 2012).
"Metzger's Gerard of Abbeville offers one volume placing Gerard in his context (with 30 pages of texts) and another volume of editions. In an age when medievalists' command of Latin--let alone Latin palaeography--has plummeted to the point where reviewers of editions are often averse to commenting on anything beyond the introduction and summaries of the Latin text in modern languages, these editions of texts alone are cause for admiration, but Metzger gives us much more. [...] Much more important is Gerard's time as master of theology at Paris, for which Metzger makes three significant contributions: (a) he sketches a portrait of the institutional context and Gerard's position within it, showing how Gerard himself shed light on that context; (b) he situates Gerard in the Parisian discussion of knowledge, wisdom, and contemplation, as the title suggests; and (c) he provides editions of texts. [...] Overall, considering that there is only one manuscript and hundreds of pages of texts, Metzger's edition is trustworthy and accurate, and we should look forward to his critical edition of the complete Quodlibeta of Gerard of Abbeville." Chris Schabel, University of Cyprus, in: Vivarium 55 (2017), pp. 340-359.
Stephen M. Metzger, Ph.D. (2013), University of Notre Dame, is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in that university’s Medieval Institute. He was an editor of Philosophy and Theology in the Studia of the Religious Orders and at Papal and Royal Courts (Brepols, 2012).