The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
Peter Abelard - Author
Heloise - Author
Michael Clanchy - Editor/introduction
Michael Clanchy - Notes by
Betty Radice - Translator
ISBN 9780140448993 | 384 pages | 27 Apr 2004 | Penguin Classics | 5.07 x 7.79in | 18 - AND UP
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One of history's most celebrated and tragic love affairs comes alive again
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The story of Abelard and Heloise remains one of the world’s most dramatic and well-known love affairs. It is told through the letters of French philosopher Peter Abelard and his gifted pupil Heloise. Through their impassioned writings unfolds the story of a romance, from its reckless, ecstatic beginnings to the public scandal, enforced secret marriage, and devastating consequences that followed. These eloquent and intimate letters express a vast range of emotions from adoration and devotion to reproach, indignation, and grief, and offer a fascinating insight into religious life in the Middle Ages.
Preface to the Revised Edition Chronology Introduction The Letters of Abelard and Heloise in Today's Scholarship Further Reading
Letter 1. Historia calamitatum: Abelard to a Friend: The Story of His Misfortunes
The Personal Letters
The Letters of Direction
Abelard's Confession of Faith
Letters of Peter the Venerable and Heloise
Two Hymns by Abelard
Appendix: An Excerpt from the 'Lost Love Letter' of Heloise and Abelard
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