Petrus Riga

Petrus Riga[1] (c. 1140 – 1209) was a French poet. He is known for his work Aurora, which is a commentary on the Bible with emphasis on allegorical and moral interpretation. Although it has been called the verse Bible (Biblia versificata) of the middleages[2] it is not just a collection of versified paraphrases.

He was a canon of Rheims cathedral, and wrote many works. He was an influence on John Gower.[3]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Pierre Riga, Peter of Riga, Peter Riga.
  2. ↑ See Paul E. Beichner, Aurora: Petri Rigae Biblia Versificata. A Verse Commentary in the Bible (1965), p. XI.
  3. ↑ See Robert P. Miller, Chaucer: Sources and Backgrounds (1977), p. 205; Beichner.

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