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    The Letters of Abelard and Heloise

    Author Peter Abelard, Héloïse
    Translated by Betty Radice
    Introduction by Betty Radice
    Notes by Betty Radice
    Revised by Michael Clanchy
    Paperback
    $18.00 US
    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Classics
    On sale Apr 27, 2004 | 384 Pages | 9780140448993
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    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.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
    The Letters of Abelard and HeloiseAcknowledgments
    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

    Peter Abelard (1079–1142) was the greatest logician of the twelfth century. He taught in Paris, where Heloise (1101–1164) was his pupil when they met. View titles by Peter Abelard
    Héloïse View titles by Héloïse

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    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.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

    Table of Contents

    The Letters of Abelard and HeloiseAcknowledgments
    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

    Author

    Peter Abelard (1079–1142) was the greatest logician of the twelfth century. He taught in Paris, where Heloise (1101–1164) was his pupil when they met. View titles by Peter Abelard
    Héloïse View titles by Héloïse

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