One of the world's most celebrated and tragic love affairs
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.
One of the world's most celebrated and tragic love affairs
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.
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作者简介
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Peter Abelard 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.
Betty Radice was the editor of the Penguin Classics during the 1960s and 70s and an acclaimed translator from Latin, Greek & Italian.
Peter Abelard 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.
Betty Radice was the editor of the Penguin Classics during the 1960s and 70s and an acclaimed translator from Latin, Greek & Italian.
Michael Clanchy researches at the Institute of Historical Research UCL and the Warburg Institute.
Although it is Abelard who writes treatise on the ethic of pure intention, arguing that one’s actions should be evaluated solely through the spirit in which they are performed and not by their effects, it is Heloise who wholeheartedly embraces and embodies...
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1 有用 sonia 2014-04-04 12:48:46
可怜天下女人心。叹!
0 有用 Izut 2020-01-12 18:11:47
女人未经处理的呼喊透过手抄本在千年后传来。她没停止过相信。
0 有用 拉法葉街叻沙怪 2022-02-21 05:39:34
3.5 heloise真的中世紀奇女子 abelard好有gaslighting的感覺啊 而且好像從來沒愛過heloise
0 有用 问题 2025-12-03 10:15:00 浙江
欧洲史课课本
1 有用 kiddong 2015-03-22 11:46:01
简直又是始乱终弃的爱情故事。也只有悲痛是永恒的