Heinrich Seuse--also known as Suso, the Latin form of his chosen surname--was one of the most renowned religious figures of late medieval Europe. His devotional works, remarkable for their poetic eloquence, were translated into many vernaculars, and the Büchlein der ewigen Weisheit (circa 1327-1334; first published, 1482; translated as The Little Book of Eternal Wisdom, 1852) was the most popular work of its kind in the second half of the fourteenth century and in the fifteenth century. Through his life story and didactic dialogues with the allegorical figures of Truth and Eternal Wisdom, the Dominican preacher and teacher provided spiritual inspiration and guidance to many religious men and women, particularly in his native southern Germany. Along with his fellow Dominicans Meister Eckhart and Johannes Tauler, Seuse was a major proponent of the mystical tradition in late-medieval Germany. Whereas Eckhart's fame stems from his interpretation of aspects of speculative...