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Alain de Lille (Alan of Lille) (Latin: Alanus ab Insulis; c. 1128 – 1202/03) was a French theologian and poet. He was born in Lille, some time before 1128. His exact date of death remains unclear as well, with most research pointing toward it being between 14 April 1202, and 5 April 1203.
Alain de Lille (born c. 1128, probably Lille, Flanders [now in France]—died 1202, Cîteaux, France) was a theologian and poet so celebrated for his varied learning that he was known as “the universal doctor.”
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May 18, 2018 · Alain de Lille, although known in the middle ages as “doctor universalis,” was not an original thinker. However, he wove together successfully many of the Neplatonic traditions available to twelfth-century humanism.
Alain de Lille (älăN' də lēl) , (Also called Alain of Lille, Lanus ab insulis, or De Insulis, Alain von Ryssel, Alanus de lnsulis) (c. 1128 – c.1202) was a French scholastic philosopher, theologian, and poet, a Cistercian, honored by his contemporaries as the Universal Doctor because of the vastness of his knowledge.
Theologian and poet Alain de Lille lived in Paris and Montpellier before joining the Cistercians in Cîteaux. His many works include The Complaint of Nature and Anticlaudianus, and his extensive scholarship earned him the moniker Doctor Universalis.
The allegories of Alain de Lille, though their historical importance is generally acknowledged, have been more admired, and at times deprecated, than closely examined, and there has been a remarkable divergence of opinion as to their intrinsic significance and literary quality.
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Alan of Lille c. 1117-c. 1202-03. (Also known as Alanus de Insulis and Alain de Lille) Flemish theologian and poet. Famous during his lifetime as a preacher, scholar, philosopher, speculative...
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