{"product_id":"the-letters-of-abelard-and-heloise-isbn-9780140448993","title":"The Letters of Abelard and Heloise","description":"Through the letters between Abelard and Heloise, we follow the path of their 12th-century romance, from its reckless and ecstatic beginnings when Heloise became Abelard's pupil, through the suffering of public scandal and enforced secret marriage, to their eventual separation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.The Letters of Abelard and HeloiseAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Revised Edition\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eThe Letters of Abelard and Heloise in Today's Scholarship\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLetter 1. \u003ci\u003eHistoria calamitatum:\u003c\/i\u003e Abelard to a Friend: \u003ci\u003eThe Story of His Misfortunes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Personal Letters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLetter 2. Heloise to Abelard\u003cbr\u003eLetter 3. Abelard to Heloise\u003cbr\u003eLetter 4. Heloise to Abelard\u003cbr\u003eLetter 5. Abelard to Heloise\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Letters of Direction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLetter 6. Heloise to Abelard\u003cbr\u003eLetter 7. Abelard to Heloise (summarized)\u003cbr\u003eLetter 8. Abelard to Heloise\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbelard's Confession of Faith\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLetters of Peter the Venerable and Heloise\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter the Venerable: Letter (98) to Pope Innocent II\u003cbr\u003ePeter the Venerable: Letter (115) to Heloise\u003cbr\u003eHeloise: Letter (167) to Peter the Venerable\u003cbr\u003ePeter the Venerable: Letter (168) to Heloise\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo Hymns by Abelard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSabbato ad Vesperas\u003cbr\u003eIn Parasceve Domini: III. Nocturno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: An Excerpt from the 'Lost Love Letter' of Heloise and Abelard\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Kingdom of France in the time of Abelard\u003cbr\u003eParis in the time of Abelard\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Abelard\u003c\/b\u003e was a French philosopher and the greatest logician of the 12th century. He taught in Paris, where Heloise was his pupil. After the tragic end of their marriage, she became a nun and he a monk.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetty Radice\u003c\/b\u003e was the editor of the Penguin Classics during the 1960s and 70s and an acclaimed translator from Latin, Greek \u0026amp; Italian. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Clanchy\u003c\/b\u003e researches at the Institute of Historical Research UCL and the Warburg Institute.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300503408869,"sku":"NP9780140448993","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140448993.jpg?v=1767740211","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-letters-of-abelard-and-heloise-isbn-9780140448993","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}