Abelard's Love

by Luise Rinser

Book Overview

Abelard's Love is an inspired retelling of the story of Abelard and Heloise--the French medieval theologian and his brilliant student--whose love affair led to a scandal that has echoed through the centuries. In the affair's aftermath, Abelard became a monk and Heloise a nun. Forgotten to history was their unwanted son.

Luise Rinser sets at center stage that son and his unique perspective on his legendary parents. The novel is cast in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803289685
• ISBN13: 9780803289680
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 7.9"