Tauler's thought is heavily dependent on that of Meister Eckhart. The originality and strength of the works of this master from Strasbourg are found to a large extent in the quality of his language and the power of his images. Admittedly Tauler's lasting influence owes a great deal to the condemnation of Meister Eckhart in 1329, as well as to the relatively privileged cultural location of Strasbourg. But above all it is due to his writing, less dry than that of Eckhart and the theologians of his day, less emotional than that of the likes of Suso. Tauler is one of the first great Alsatian writers and most probably the one that is the most accessible to us today, much more than Reimar of Haguenau or Gottfried of Strasbourg. Tauler did not publish any books during his lifetime. The text of the Sermons mainly comes from notes taken by listeners, but the same tone and flavour can be found from one sermon to the next. For this style to have been able to overcome such obstacles without being lost, it must have been particularly powerful. It is characterised first of all by wonderful imagery, and also by many references to everyday life. It has a personal note, being very practical and regarding mankind with gentle irony. Ideas from the Rhineland have had a considerable influence, from Protestantism to the Carmelite order, from pietism to the philosophers. But Tauler's own lasting influence is no doubt to be found above all on a literary level. Among Tauler's direct heirs mentioned here are the Anonymous Author from Frankfurt, the writer of the Short Guide to the Perfect Life, otherwise known under the title of Germanic Theology ; Gerlac, author of the Impassioned soliloquies with God ; and finally Angelus Silesius, author of the famous Cherubic Pilgrim, who was a student at the University of Strasbourg for one year. Among the modern successors of Tauler studied here are Jean Arp, an avid reader of Silesius and Bôhme from an early age, and Jean-Paul of Dadelsen, the poet of Jonah, who introduced a certain Tauleresque flavour to French literature. Closer to our own time, a writer such as Thierry Metz, author of the Dialogues with Suso was also influenced by the Rhineland mystics. For the author of this paper, the amazing influence of these atypical works stems from the style of writing, which always endeavours to avoid the heaviness of ready-made definitions and formulas, a way of thinking which attempts to remain within the movement of the soul without retreating into rules and precepts, and a tendency to remain down to earth, in a spirit of humility and understanding.