The letters of Abelard and Heloise
by Peter Abelard, Pierre Abélard, Héloïse, and E. (Edouard) Oddoul
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The story of the relationship between Abelard and Heloise is told through the letters of Peter Abelard, a French philosopher and one of the greatest logicians of the twelfth century, and of his gifted pupil Heloise. Through their impassioned writings unfolds the story of a romance, from its reckless, ecstatic beginnings through to public scandal, an enforced marriage and its devastating consequences. They also offer insight into religious life in the Middle Ages. This is the revised edition of Betty Radice's translation, in which Michael Clanchy, the biographer of Abelard, updates the scholarship on the letters and the lovers. This volume includes Abelard's autobiography and his spiritual advice to Heloise and her nuns, as well as a selection of the 'lost love letters' of Abelard and Heloise, letters between Heloise and Peter the Venerable, two of Abelard's hymns, a chronology, notes and maps.
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Correspondence, Theologians, Love-letters, Christian Abbesses, Abbesses, Christian, Medieval and modern Latin letters, Philosophers, Translations into English, Translations into Italian, Abelard, peter, 1079-1142, Latin letters, Latin literature, medieval and modern, translations into english, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Epistolografia, English letters, CorrespondancePeople
Peter Abelard (1079-1142), Héloïse (1101-1164), Heloïse (1101-1164), Heloise (1101-1164), Petrus Abaelardus, Héloïse Abbess of the Paraclete, Héloı̈se Abbess of the Paraclete, Héloïse (approximately 1095-1163 or 1164)Places
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The Letters of Abelard and Heloise (Penguin Classics)
April 27, 2004, Penguin Classics
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The letters of Abelard and Heloise
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Letters of Abelard and Eloisa: with a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes
1824, Printed for T. Hughes, 35, Ludgate Street
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-288) and index.
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One of the world’s most celebrated and tragic love affairs. Through the letters between Abelard and Heloise, we follow the path of their 12th-century romance, from its reckless and ecstatic beginnings when Heloise became Abelard’s pupil, through the suffering of public scandal and enforced secret marriage, to their eventual separation.
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