Sor Tommasa Fieschi (1448-1534). La primera mujer que comentó a Dionisio Areopagita

PAULA PICO ESTRADA

Dibattiti e controversie in età moderna Pensatrici e intellettuali italiane tra ?500 e ?700

Mimesis

Año: 2022; p. 11 - 28

The essay aims to introduce Sister Tommasina Fieschi’s (1448-1534) commentaries on the letters of Dionysius the Areopagite, the first known commentary on his work written by a woman. To this end, first I introduce Sister Tommasina, her writings, and the existing editions of her work. Secondly, I contextualize Tommasina’s commentary within the affective Dionysian tradition where it belongs. Finally, I analyze some passages of her commentary on Dionysius’Epistle V in order to show the uniqueness of her interpretation of the expression “divina caligo”. Keywords: Tommasina Fieschi, Mysticism, Affective Dionysian tradition, Divino amore, Apophaticism