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This translation includes Abelard's account of his misfortunes (Historica calamitatum); four of their personal letters; the 'letters of Direction', in which he advises her how to adapt for women the rule of Benedict; correspondence btween Heloise and peter the Venerable and two Abelard's hymns.
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Christian Abbesses, Correspondence, Love-letters, Medieval and modern Latin letters, Philosophers, Theologians, Translations into English, Translations into Italian, Abelard, peter, 1079-1142, Latin letters, Latin literature, medieval and modern, translations into english, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Epistolografia, English lettersPeople
Heloïse (1101-1164), Héloïse (1101-1164), Peter Abelard (1079-1142), Petrus Abaelardus, Héloïse Abbess of the Paraclete, Héloı̈se Abbess of the ParacletePlaces
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Bibliography: p. 296-297.
Includes Historia calamitatum; Abélard to a friend; the story of his misfortunes.
Includes index.
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One of the world’s most celebrated and tragic love affairs. Through the letters between Abelard and Heloise, we follow the path of their 12th-century romance, from its reckless and ecstatic beginnings when Heloise became Abelard’s pupil, through the suffering of public scandal and enforced secret marriage, to their eventual separation.
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