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The Letters of Abelard and Heloise (Penguin Classics)
List Price: $15.00 Our Price: $10.54 (As of May 20, 09:35 AM) Ships FREE from Amazon.com on orders over $25 (details)  • This book is on 1 myArmoury member list Edition: Paperback Other editions available: Paperback, Unknown Binding, Unknown Binding, Paperback, Unknown Binding, Unknown Binding, Unknown Binding, Unknown Binding, Unknown Binding, Unknown Binding, Paperback, Paperback 225 third-party copies available from: $0.01 (As of May 20, 09:35 AM) 
Other items of interest: • The Lais of Marie de France (Penguin Classics) • A History of the Franks (Penguin Classics) • Confessions (Penguin Classics) • Holy Bible, Revised Standard Version (Meridian) • The Worlds of Medieval Europe  Product Description: 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.
Amazon.com Review: Abelard and Heloise are nearly as famous a pair of tragic lovers as the fictional Romeo and Juliet; their shared passion for knowledge, religious faith, and one another sealed their destiny. Abelard was a well-respected, 12th-century Parisian scholar and teacher, and Heloise was his talented young student. The two relate their story through a set of letters to one another and intimate acquaintances. Their ardor is unmistakable; as Abelard writes to his love, "So intense were the fires of lust which bound me to you that I set those wretched, obscene pleasures, which we blush even to name, above God as above myself..." This forbidden lust resulted in a pregnancy and secret marriage, and when their union could no longer withstand the challenges in its path, each lover sought refuge in the church--Abelard became a monk and Heloise an abbess. Their correspondence continued as both achieved success in their new careers but continued to struggle with their feelings for one another; the set of letters powerfully articulates the wide range of emotions they experienced. So timeless is their love story that--after eight centuries--their passion, their devotion, and their struggle still resonate with readers. Product Details/Specifications: Authors: Peter Abelard Heloise Creators: Michael Clanchy (Editor) Betty Radice (Translator) Recording label: Penguin Books Publishers: Penguin Books Manufacturer: Penguin Books EAN: 9780140448993 Binding: Paperback ISBN: 0140448993 Number of items: 1 Number of pages: 384 Publication date: 2004-04-27 Release date: 2004-04-27 Language: English (Unknown) Language: English (Original Language) Language: English (Published) Data cached: May 20, 2013 09:35 AM (GMT -8 hours) |
