Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism


Alan of Lille | Further Reading

FURTHER READING

CRITICISM

Alford, John A. “The Grammatical Metaphor: A Survey of Its Use in the Middle Ages.” Speculum 57, no. 4 (October 1982): 728-60.

Surveys the metaphorical use of grammatical terms and relations in the thought, rhetoric, and literature of the middle ages.

Chenu, M.-D. Nature, Man, and Society in the Twelfth Century: Essays on New Theological Perspectives in the Latin West, selected, edited, and translated by Jerome Taylor and Lester K. Little. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1957, 361 p.

Rich in references to Alan, his work and thought, this work examines the twelfth-century context of religious, philosophical, and literary thought and practice.

Dronke, Peter. “Alain de Lille: Poetry and Creativity.” In Dante and Medieval Latin Traditions, pp. 8-13. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1986.

Explores the extent of Dante's debt to Alan,...

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