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Book SynopsisThe story of Abelard and Heloise remains one of the world''s most celebrated and tragic love affairs. Through their letters, we follow the path of their 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.
Table of ContentsThe Letters of Abelard and HeloiseAcknowledgments
Preface to the Revised Edition
Chronology
Introduction
The Letters of Abelard and Heloise in Today's Scholarship
Further Reading
Letter 1. Historia calamitatum: Abelard to a Friend: The Story of His Misfortunes
The Personal Letters
Letter 2. Heloise to Abelard
Letter 3. Abelard to Heloise
Letter 4. Heloise to Abelard
Letter 5. Abelard to Heloise
The Letters of Direction
Letter 6. Heloise to Abelard
Letter 7. Abelard to Heloise (summarized)
Letter 8. Abelard to Heloise
Abelard's Confession of Faith
Letters of Peter the Venerable and Heloise
Peter the Venerable: Letter (98) to Pope Innocent II
Peter the Venerable: Letter (115) to Heloise
Heloise: Letter (167) to Peter the Venerable
Peter the Venerable: Letter (168) to Heloise
Two Hymns by Abelard
Sabbato ad Vesperas
In Parasceve Domini: III. Nocturno
Appendix: An Excerpt from the 'Lost Love Letter' of Heloise and Abelard
Maps
The Kingdom of France in the time of Abelard
Paris in the time of Abelard
Notes
Index
