The Letters of Heloise and Abelard A Translation of Their Collected Correspondence and Related Writings |
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| Editor:
| McLaughlin, Mary Martin
Wheeler, Bonnie |
| Series title: | The New Middle Ages Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-137-41364-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $109.99 |
Book Description:
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The letters of Heloise and Abelard remain one of the great romantic and intellectual documents of human civilization, while they themselves are second only to Romeo and Juliet in the fame accrued by tragic lovers. Here, collected for the first time, is their correspondence with accessible commentary from two of our foremost medieval scholars.
The letters of Heloise and Abelard remain one of the great romantic and intellectual documents of human civilization, while they themselves are second only to Romeo and Juliet in the fame accrued by tragic lovers. Here, collected for the first time, is their correspondence with accessible commentary from two of our foremost medieval scholars.