Literary Works

Alan (ca. 1120-1302) was the most important poet of his day, one of the founders of systematic theology, and an apologist who attacked the Cathars and Waldensians and defended Christianity against Jews and Muslims, says Wetherbee (emeritus, humanities, Cornell U.). He presents six of his treatises in Latin with English translation on facing pages. They are Sermon on the Intelligible Sphere, The Plaint of Nature, Anticlaudianus, Undoing the Knot, On the Incarnation, and The Book of Creation. A 40-page introduction is provided, along with notes on and to the texts and to the translation, a bibliography, and an index of names. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)