The Letters of Abelard and Heloise (Penguin Classics)
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...
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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.
The Letters of Abelard and Heloise Acknowledgments 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\ 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
