Roman Shmarakov Isaac of Stella. Epistola de anima (A Translation and Notes) Abstract. The publication presents a commented Russian translation of the Epistola de anima by Isaac of Stella. Isaac, an abbot of a Cistercian monastery Stella near Poitier, was one of the most prominent Platonic thinkers of XIIth century close in many ways to the Chartrian school (Thierry of Chartres, William of Conches). His literary heritage reflects acquaintance with the huge volume of Platonic texts (the...