Letters of Heloise and Abelard: A Translation of Their Complete Correspondence
The letters of Heloise and Abelard remain some of the great romantic and intellectual documents of human civilization while the writers themselves are probably second only to Romeo and Juliet in the fame accrued by tragic lovers. Living in the abbey of the Paraclete in twelfth-century France, the two poured their hearts and minds out to each other in a series of letters. The letters are notable for their intelligence, insight, and philosophy and make clear the reason Heloise and Abelard’s...
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The first complete translation of the famous Medieval letter collection. She began their passionate and complex correspondence by calling him "...her heart's love..:" while he referred to her as "...the singular joy and only solace of a weary mind." The letters of Heloise and Abelard will remain one of the great, romantic and intellectual documents of human civilization while the writers themselves are probably second only to Romeo and Juliet in the fame accrued by tragic lovers. Living in the abbey of the Paraclete in the twelfth century, the two poured their hearts and minds out to each other in a series of letters. Here for the first time is the complete correspondence, with commentary by Mary Martin McLaughlin. This book will be a necessity for anyone interested in the medieval period and for those interested in these two unforgettable figures from the distant past. This book is a companion volume to McLaughlin's study of Heloise, Heloise and the Paraclete. Anyone interested in the Middle Ages or the intricacies of letter collections will be thrilled by this historic publication. About the Author:Mary Marting McLaughlin is one of the world's preeminent scholars of the medieval period. Now retired, she has taught at Wellesley and Vassar and is the recipient of numerous awards and grants. She has been researching, writing, and working on the figure of Heloise for almost 25 years. She lives in Millbrook, NewYork.
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Preface ixChronology xiMaps xvAbbreviations xixIntroduction 1I The Correspondence of Heloise and Abelard1 Abelard's Letter of Consolation to a Friend: A Story of Calamities 172 Heloise to Abelard 513 Abelard to Heloise 574 Heloise to Abelard 635 Abelard to Heloise 716 Heloise to Abelard 857 Abelard to Heloise: The Origin of the Religious Life of Nuns (Concerning the Authority and Dignity of the Order of Nuns) 998 Abelard to Heloise: A Rule for Nuns 1339 Peter Abelard: To the Nuns of the Paraclete On Studies 195Abelard to Heloise: A Profession of Faith 209II Heloise's Questions (Problemata Heloissae): Forty-Two Questions Posed by Heloise and Answered by Abelard, with an Introductory Letter by HeloiseHeloise to Abelard 213III Related Letters and Other Writings10 Abelard to Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux 27111 Abelard to His "Comrades" 27912 Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux to Cardinal Ivo 28113 Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux to Pope Innocent II 28514 Peter the Venerable: Letter to Pope Innocent II 28915 Peter the Venerable: A Letter to Heloise 29316 Heloise to Peter the Venerable 29917 Peter the Venerable to Heloise 30118 Peter the Venerable: A Letter of Absolution for Abelard 30319 Peter the Venerable: An Epitaph for Abelard 30520 The Nuns of the Paraclete: An Epitaph for Heloise 30721 A Last Epitaph at the Paraclete, 1780 309Appendices1 Institutiones Nostrae [Our Statutes] 3132 MS T (Troyes, Bibliothèque municipal, MS 802): The Paraclete and the Early History of the Correspondence of Abelard and Heloise 317Explanatory Notes 327Bibliography 349
