Project Gutenberg 2011-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 1838 Abelard, Peter 1079 1142 Abaelardus, Petrus Abélard, Pierre Abeilard, Pierre Héloïse 1163 Heloise Eloisa Heloísa Madan, Judith 1702 1781 Madan, Mrs. (Judith) Pope, Alexander 1688 1744 Barnivelt, Esdras Hughes, John 1677 1720 Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix'd a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes Produced by Jim Adcock. Special Thanks to the Internet Archive. "Letters of Abelard and Heloise" by Peter Abelard and Heloise is a collection of correspondence between two renowned intellectuals of the 12th century. The letters recount the passionate and tragic love affair of Abelard and Heloise, exploring themes of love, loss, intellect, and the consequences of desire. This work not only reflects their personal experiences but also the social and philosophical challenges they faced in their time. The opening of the text sets the stage for understanding the depth of their relationship, beginning with Abelard's reflections on his life as a scholar and philosopher before he fell deeply in love with Heloise. It introduces their circumstances, starting from their initial meeting in Paris to their passionate yet ultimately destructive affair. We see Abelard's struggle with his feelings and the eventual complications arising from their love, including the societal pressures and betrayals they encountered. Note that this opening establishes a rich historical and emotional context, preparing the reader for the profound and heart-wrenching exchanges that follow in their letters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Love-letters Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142 -- Correspondence Héloïse, approximately 1095-1163 or 1164 -- Correspondence Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- France -- Correspondence PA Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature 310136 306579 2024-09-15T09:23:50.225803 2023-09-15T14:35:50.925473 text/html text/html 300325 2021-01-07T17:42:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 112957 2021-01-07T17:42:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 167656 2024-09-15T09:23:55.476809 application/epub+zip 173447 2024-09-15T09:23:51.514797 application/epub+zip 173447 2024-09-15T09:23:50.702782 application/epub+zip 334683 2024-09-15T09:23:58.530753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305674 2024-09-15T09:23:54.945798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327071 2022-09-16T12:43:46.318812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292560 292514 2024-09-15T09:23:49.706811 2023-09-15T14:35:50.429482 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 292281 2021-01-07T17:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110952 2021-01-07T17:42:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21050 2024-09-15T09:23:58.678749 application/rdf+xml 15909 2024-09-15T09:23:51.064772 image/jpeg 3944 2024-09-15T09:23:50.881771 image/jpeg 166427 2024-09-15T09:23:50.254788 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia