Name: The Letters of Heloise and Abelard: A Translation of Their Collected Correspondence and Related Writings (The new Middle Ages)
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Author: mary martin (edt) mclaughlin
ISBN: 9780312229351

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The Letters of Heloise and Abelard: A Translation of Their Collected Correspondence and Related Writings (The new Middle Ages)

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Author

mary martin (edt) mclaughlin

Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

366

Format

Hardcover

Weight

1.46

ISBN

9780312229351

ISBN13

9780312229351

Edition No.

2009

Synopsis "The Letters of Heloise and Abelard: A Translation of Their Collected Correspondence and Related Writings (The new Middle Ages) "

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 story has resounded for centuries. Here, for the first time, is the collected correspondence with accessible commentary from two of our foremost medieval scholars. This book will be a necessity for anyone interested in the medieval period or in these two touchingly unforgettable figures from the distant past.