Title: La Paracléte
First published: 2005
Description: The story of Abelard and Heloise is set in Medieval France. It is a compelling tale of romance and suffering at the hands of those who could not accept the couple's perplexing mix of sensualism and intellectualism. It portrays the triumph of love, friendship, and being true to oneself in spite of prevailing moral dicta. "Ironically, the main character, Alberic, from whose point of view the story revolves, lives in the throws of an epoch of great enlightenment...but seems to miss the meaning of it all--the fate of so many of us today who vicariously live other people's lives, but forget to live our own"--Cover verso.
Subjects: Biblical teaching, Catholic Church, Civilization, Medieval, History, Holy Spirit, Legends, Medieval Civilization, Monastic and religious life, France, fiction, Fiction, historical, general
Places: France
People: Héloïse (1101-1164), Peter Abelard (1079-1142)
Time periods: Middle Ages, 600-1500, To 1500
LC classification: BX4705.H463 R36 2005