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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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Correspondence, Theologians, Love-letters, Christian Abbesses, Abbesses, Christian, Medieval and modern Latin letters, Philosophers, 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 letters, Correspondance, Medieval Civilization, Women educators, Christian AbessesPeople
Peter Abelard (1079-1142), Héloïse (1101-1164), Heloïse (1101-1164), Heloise (1101-1164), Petrus Abaelardus, Héloïse Abbess of the Paraclete, Héloı̈se Abbess of the Paraclete, Héloïse (approximately 1095-1163 or 1164)Places
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"There are times when example is better than precept for stirring or soothing human passions; and so I propose to follow up the words of consolation I gave you in person with the history of my own misfortunes, hoping thereby to give you comfort in absence."
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