The Letters of Abelard and Heloise

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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Author: Peter Abelard, Héloïse
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 04/27/2004
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780140448993
ISBN10: 0140448993
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious
- Literary Collections | Letters

About the Author
Peter Abelard was a French philosopher and the greatest logician of the 12th century. He taught in Paris, where Heloise was his pupil. After the tragic end of their marriage, she became a nun and he a monk.

Betty Radice was the editor of the Penguin Classics during the 1960s and 70s and an acclaimed translator from Latin, Greek & Italian.

Michael Clanchy researches at the Institute of Historical Research UCL and the Warburg Institute.