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M. McLaughlin (Ed.) - The Letters of Heloise and Abelard: A Translation of Their Collected Correspondence and Related Writings (The New Middle Ages) - 9780312229351 - V9780312229351
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The Letters of Heloise and Abelard: A Translation of Their Collected Correspondence and Related Writings (The New Middle Ages)

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Description for The Letters of Heloise and Abelard: A Translation of Their Collected Correspondence and Related Writings (The New Middle Ages) Hardcover. The letters of Heloise and Abelard will remain one of the great, romantic and intellectual documents of human civilization while they, themselves, are probably second only to Romeo and Juliet in the fame accrued by tragic lovers. Here for the first time in Mart Martin McLaughlin's edition is the complete correspendence with commentary. Editor(s): McLaughlin, Mary Martin; Wheeler, Bonnie. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 385 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 672.
The letters of Heloise and Abelard will remain one of the great, romantic and intellectual documents of human civilization while they, themselves, are probably second only to Romeo and Juliet in the fame accrued by tragic lovers. Here for the first time in Mart Martin McLaughlin's edition is the complete correspendence with commentary.

Product Details

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
386
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
New Middle Ages
Condition
New
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312229351
SKU
V9780312229351
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About M. McLaughlin (Ed.)
Bonnie Wheeler teaches at Southern Methodist University, USA where she directs the Medieval Studies Program. She has edited and co-edited fourteen books, among them "Heloise and the Paraclete" (with Mary Martin McLaughlin). She is the series editor for "The New Middle Ages,"the executive editor of "Arthuriana" and President of the Council of Editors of Learned Journals.

Reviews for The Letters of Heloise and Abelard: A Translation of Their Collected Correspondence and Related Writings (The New Middle Ages)
"Heloise and Abelard have been extraordinarily well served by this latest translation of their celebrated correspondence. Every aspect of the book is exemplary, from its comprehensive and unobtrusive annotations, to its enthralling introduction. But the greatest strength of the book is perhaps to undo a lot of the posthumous myth-making surrounding the couple, as its brisk and supple translation allows ... Read more

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