Letters of Peter Abelard, Beyond the Personal

by Pierre Abélard

Book Overview

The romantic tale of Peter Abelard and Heloise has been widely known for centuries. The legend relates in part to the letters exchanged between the two, years after Abelard had been castrated at the behest of Heloise's vindictive uncle, Fulbert. These "personal" letters form the basis for bestselling compilations of works by Abelard and Heloise in translation, such as the recently revised Penguin The Letters of Abelard and Heloise or the new Hackett...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813215056
• ISBN13: 9780813215051
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"