Petrus Riga (c. 1140 – 1209) was a French poet. He is known for his work ''Aurora'', which is a commentary on

the Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...

with emphasis on allegorical and moral interpretation. Although it has been called the verse

Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts ...

(Biblia versificata) of the middleages it is not just a collection of versified paraphrases. He was a canon of

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, and wrote many works. He was an influence on

John Gower John Gower (; c. 1330 – October 1408) was an English poet, a contemporary of William Langland and the Pearl Poet, and a personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer. He is remembered primarily for three major works, the '' Mirour de l'Omme'', '' Vo ...

.See Robert P. Miller, ''Chaucer: Sources and Backgrounds'' (1977), p. 205; Beichner. ''

Vox Clamantis ''Vox Clamantis'' ("the voice of one crying out") is a Latin poem of 10,265 lines in elegiac couplets by John Gower (1330 – October 1408) . The first of the seven books is a dream vision giving a vivid account of the Peasants' Rebellion of ...

'' contains several passages taken from ''Aurora''. Gower cites Riga as an authority in Book III Chapter 25. See

References

*Paul E. Beichner (1965, two volumes), ''Aurora: Petri Rigae Biblia Versificata. A Verse Commentary on the Bible''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Riga, Petrus 1140s births 1209 deaths Medieval Latin poets French poets French male poets