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 Alain de Lille (or Alanus ab Insulis) (c. 1128 - 1202), French theologian and poet, was born, probably in Lille, some years before 1128. Little is known of his life. He seems to have taught in the schools of Paris, and he attended the Lateran Council in...
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 Critical Essay by Larry Scanlon
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 In the following essay, Scanlon examines the use of the figure Genius in Alan's Complaint of Nature, contending that Alan uses this character to initiate a discussion regarding sexuality and discursive structures in his narrative.
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Critical Essay by Jan Ziolkowski
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In the following essay, Ziolkowski discusses Alan's allegorical use of the rules of grammar and grammatical terminology to represent man's impropriety in nature, concepts, and actions.
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Critical Essay by Hugh White
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In the following excerpt, White contrasts the sexual aspects and attitudes towards Nature in De Planctu Naturae and the Anticlaudianus, as well as examines the influence of Nature as Alan depicts her in De Planctu on Jean de Meun's characterization and conception of Nature in the Roman de la Rose.
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