Gloss and Commentary
Rita Copeland
Medieval thought leaves some of its richest records in glosses and commentaries on authoritative texts. To know how medieval thinkers viewed their treasured inheritance ancient philosophy literature, or they imbued students with a love for the liberal arts, studied sacred Scripture, best access is often through expositions texts that read, taught, copied. The present article highlights this field under following topics: terminologies, formats, character gloss commentary; nature large freestanding examples secular learned literary supported particular form critical approach; interactions between text commentary which gave rise to important theoretical understandings, including authorial intention interpretive control commentator. illustrate procedures twelfth-century glossator, there no better example than practice William Conches his influential Boethius's Consolatio Philosophiae.
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