The story of the relationship between Abélard and Héloïse, one of the world’s most celebrated and tragic love affairs.
Peter Abelard (1079 – 1142) was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian, and preeminent logician.
His love for, and affair with, Héloïse d'Argenteuil has become legendary.
Héloïse (1090 - 1164) was a French nun, writer, scholar, and abbess, best known for her love...
Héloïse - Letters of Abélard and Héloïse
Letters of Abélard and Héloïse
Héloïse, Pierre Abélard
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The story of the relationship between Abélard and Héloïse, one of the world’s most celebrated and tragic love affairs.
Peter Abelard (1079 – 1142) was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian, and preeminent logician.
His love for, and affair with, Héloïse d'Argenteuil has become legendary.
Héloïse (1090 - 1164) was a French nun, writer, scholar, and abbess, best known for her love affair and correspondence with Peter Abélard.
Translated by John Hughes.