Alan of Lille as a renaissance figure
Pat Walsh
The Anticlaudianus of Alan Lille was composed in 1183 when its author his sixties and the greater part writing must have lain behind him. That writing, as D’Alverny has most recently demonstrated, overwhelmingly consists treatises theological devotional learning. Whilst it would be oversimplification to suggest that these religious works offer little evidence germane a renaissance figure, there is no doubt offers deepest insights into secular influences upon Alan’s modes thought. In this paper I should like examine essential nature purpose against liberating twelfth-century which directed towards composition, extraordinary range authors he deploys, finally importantly attempted synthesis between sacred, classical humanism doctrinal Christianity, such feature intellectual thought century. far from being pioneer direction, but vision illumines whole tradition within wrote.
Studies in Church History