num_pages: 256
description: This book traces the course of one of the most celebrated &amp; influential relationships in European history. The drama of its beginnings--the discovery of their affair, the illegitimate child, the secret marriage, the castration of Abelard by agents of Heloise's vengeful uncle, the separation when both Heloise &amp; Abelard took religious vows--as only a foretaste of both the tragedy &amp;the beauty of their love.
language: English
title: Heloise and Abelard
titlecomplete: Heloise and Abelard
genres: History, Philosophy, Biography, Nonfiction, Medieval
ratings_count: 83
publisher: Stein & Day