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Heloise & Abelard: A Twelfth Century Love Story

Categorie	Engels
Boeknummer	#353045-XE21
Titel	Heloise & Abelard: A Twelfth Century Love Story
Auteur	Burge, James
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Profile Books
Jaar van uitgave	2003
ISBN10	1861974175
ISBN13	9781861974174
Taal	Nederlands
Beschrijving	Original red cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, b/w illustrations, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Abelard was a brilliant philosopher in Paris. Heloise, his student 15 years his junior, was a poet already famous for her learning, a woman with a uniquely powerful insight into her own feelings. The letters they wrote to each other - some of which have only recently come to light - open a miraculous window onto the story of their affair. We know about their terms of endearment, about the passion of their lovemaking, of stolen moments in churches, of their erotic play. The letters tell the story of the birth of their child, of their secret marriage and the violence and tragedy which followed, culminating in a brutal attack in which Abelard was castrated. In panic and shame the couple separated to continue their lives - and very successful careers - in monasteries. But their love continued ... (Lees verder)through their letters.
Pagina's	301
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 9,00

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