Heloise & Abelard
Subtitle: a new biography
By: James Burge.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Published: 2003
Place of publication: [San Francisco]
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780060736637
Subjects: Heloise, -- 1101-1164.; Abelard, Peter, -- 1079-1142.; Theologians -- France -- Biography.; Abbesses, Christian -- France -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: Heloise and Abelard
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-291) and index.
"One of history's greatest love stories retold, including the recently discovered lost love letters" - jacket.
Table of contents: title: Chronology of the lives of Heloise and Abelard; title: Introduction : The letters of two lovers; title: "Darling"; title: "At last I came to Paris"; title: "By doubting we come to inquiry, by inquiry we come to truth"; title: Master of the schools; title: "Need I say more?"; title: Love and marriage; title: "The story of my misfortunes"; title: St. Denis; title: "Not strong enough to dig, too proud to beg"; title: "You are greater than heaven, greater than the world"; title: Return to Paris; title: The comforter; title: The Council of Sens; title: "And so Master Peter ended his days"; title: Epilogue : Fame; title: Appendix : Selections from the "Early Letters".