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Letters Of Abalard and Haloa se, The
Aba©lard, PierreHeloise, Radice, BettyClanchy, M.T.Abelard, PeterClanchy, Michael

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Letters Of Abalard and Haloa se, The

Penguin Books (Apr 27, 2004)
9780140448993
| Paperback
384 pages | 127 x 196 mm | English
Dewey 189.4
LC Classification PA8201 .A4 2003
LC Control No. 2004426936

Subject

  • Abbesses, Christian
  • Abbesses, Christian/ France/ Correspondence
  • Latin Letters, Medieval And Modern/ France/ Translations Into English
  • Theologians
  • Theologians/ France/ Correspondence

Plot

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.