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The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
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The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
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Overview
Told through a series of letters, witness the intimacy of this 12th century romance. Filled with scandal, passion, and emotion, The Letters of Abelard and Heloise gives readers a personal view into the famed and real-life relationship of Abelard and Heloise. This classic romance has since inspired love stories, while Abelard and Heloise remain legends in French history, and fascinating characters of history. Heloise’s embodiment of feminist values provide much needed representation in classic literature.
With a brilliant new cover design and a readable font, The Letters of Abelard and Heloise not only tells the true and dramatic story of a forbidden romance, but also offers insight into Middle Age culture and religious life.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781513267685 |
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Publisher: | Mint Editions |
Publication date: | 12/01/2020 |
Series: | Mint Editions (In Their Own Words: Biographical and Autobiographical Narratives) |
Pages: | 54 |
Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d) |
About the Author
Heloise was a French writer, scholar, and abbess in the 12th century. She well-known for her intelligence, including her multi-linguicism, and her love affair with Peter Abelard. Heloise is now considered to be an important part of French literary history, revered for her early representation of feminist values.
Table of Contents
The Letters of Abelard and HeloiseAcknowledgmentsPreface 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
Letter 2. Heloise to Abelard
Letter 3. Abelard to Heloise
Letter 4. Heloise to Abelard
Letter 5. Abelard to Heloise
The Letters of Direction
Letter 6. Heloise to Abelard
Letter 7. Abelard to Heloise (summarized)
Letter 8. Abelard to Heloise
Abelard's Confession of Faith
Letters of Peter the Venerable and Heloise
Peter the Venerable: Letter (98) to Pope Innocent II
Peter the Venerable: Letter (115) to Heloise
Heloise: Letter (167) to Peter the Venerable
Peter the Venerable: Letter (168) to Heloise
Two Hymns by Abelard
Sabbato ad Vesperas
In Parasceve Domini: III. Nocturno
Appendix: An Excerpt from the 'Lost Love Letter' of Heloise and Abelard
Maps
The Kingdom of France in the time of Abelard
Paris in the time of Abelard
Notes
Index