The letters of Heloise and Abelard [Book] : a translation of their collected correspondence and related writings / translated and edited by Mary Martin McLaughlin with Bonnie Wheeler.

Includes bibliographical references.

The correspondence of Heloise and Abelard -- Heloise's questions (problemata Heloissae): forty-two questions posed by Heloise and answered by Abelard, with an introductory letter by Heloise -- Related letters and other writings -- Appendices.

The letters of Heloise and Abelard remain some of the great romantic and intellectual documents of human civilization while the writers themselves are probably second only to Romeo and Juliet in the fame accrued by tragic lovers. Living in the abbey of the Paraclete in twelfth-century France, the two poured their hearts and minds out to each other in a series of letters. The letters are notable for their intelligence, insight, and philosophy and make clear the reason Heloise and Abelard’s story has resounded for centuries. Here, for the first time, is the collected correspondence with accessible commentary from two of our foremost medieval scholars. This book will be a necessity for anyone interested in the medieval period or in these two touchingly unforgettable figures from the distant past.

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