The Lost Love Letters of Heloise and Abelard: Perceptions of Dialogue in Twelfth-Century France (New Middle Ages)
Constant J. Mews
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Description for The Lost Love Letters of Heloise and Abelard: Perceptions of Dialogue in Twelfth-Century France (New Middle Ages)
Paperback. This new edition offers fascinating insights into one of the most celebrated love affairs of the Middle Ages. A new chapter charts the debate about the letters and offers fresh evidence to attribute them to Abelard and Heloise. The complete Latin text is reproduced with an annotated translation by Chiavaroli and Mews. Translator(s): Mews, Dr Constant J. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 442 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 29. Weight in Grams: 606.
This new edition offers fascinating insights into one of the most celebrated love affairs of the Middle Ages. A new chapter charts the debate about the letters and offers fresh evidence to attribute them to Abelard and Heloise. The complete Latin text is reproduced with an annotated translation by Chiavaroli and Mews.
This new edition offers fascinating insights into one of the most celebrated love affairs of the Middle Ages. A new chapter charts the debate about the letters and offers fresh evidence to attribute them to Abelard and Heloise. The complete Latin text is reproduced with an annotated translation by Chiavaroli and Mews.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
New Middle Ages
Number of Pages
421
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230608139
SKU
V9780230608139
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About Constant J. Mews
CONSTANT MEWS is Professor, School of Historical Studies and Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology, Monash University, Australia. NEVILLE CHIAVAROLI is a latinist and professional translator, University of Melbourne, Australia
Reviews for The Lost Love Letters of Heloise and Abelard: Perceptions of Dialogue in Twelfth-Century France (New Middle Ages)
Reviews of the first edition: 'This book stands as a treasure trove of new information about Heloise, and Abelard too. . . This excellent edition allows us modern readers to interpret these medieval Latin letters for ourselves, and even to reconstruct the correspondence of Abelard and Heloise.' - Michael Clanchy in The Times Literary Supplement ... Read more