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  • The Story of My Misfortunes The Autobiography of Peter Abelard

    by Peter Abelard ...
    KNOW, then, that I am come from a certain town which was built on the way into lesser Brittany, distant some eight miles, as I think, eastward from the city of Nantes, and in its own tongue called Palets. Such is the nature of that country, or, it may be, of them who dwell there—for in truth they are quick in fancy—that my mind bent itself easily to the study of letters. Yet more, I had a father ... Read more

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  • The Letters of Abelard and Heloise

    by Peter Abelard ...
    Translated by Betty Radice ...
    The story of Abelard and Heloise remains one of the world's most celebrated and tragic love affairs. Through their letters, we follow the path of their 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. ... Read more

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  • Historia Calamitatum

    by Peter Abelard ...
    In Historia Calamitatum, Abelard recounts his early life, education, and rise as a prominent scholar in Paris. He details his groundbreaking philosophical ideas and innovative interpretations of theology that often put him at odds with traditional authorities. The narrative becomes particularly poignant with the introduction of his passionate and ill-fated love affair with Heloise, his brilliant ... Read more

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  • The Story of My Misfortunes

    by Peter Abelard ...
    The Story of My Misfortunes is an autobiography written by the medieval French philosopher and theologian Peter Abelard. The book was completed in 1132 and is considered one of the most important works of medieval literature.The book is written in the form of a letter to a friend and details the major events in Abelard's life, including his rise to fame as a teacher and philosopher, his love ... Read more

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  • The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise

    by Peter Abelard ...
    It sometimes happens that Love is little esteemed by those who choose rather to think of other affairs, and in requital He strongly manifests His power in unthought ways. Need is to think of Abelard and Heloise: how now his treatises and works are memories only, and how the love of her (who in lifetime received little comfort therefor) has been crowned with the violet crown of Grecian Sappho and ... Read more

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  • The Story of My Misfortune

    The Autobiography of Peter Abelard

    by Peter Abelard ...
    Series series Christian Classics
    In this poignant medieval autobiography, 12th-century philosopher and theologian Peter Abelard recounts his life of intellectual ambition, personal turmoil, and spiritual reflection. Rising as a leading scholar in Paris, Abelard gained fame through his bold teachings in logic and theology, but his career was marked by controversy and conflict with powerful figures, including Bernard of Clairvaux. ... Read more

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  • The love letters of Abelard and Heloise

    Enriched edition. Intertwining Hearts and Minds: A Tale of Love and Philosophy in Medieval France

    by Peter Abelard, Héloïse, Olivia Winters ...
    In 'The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise,' readers are transported to the twelfth-century world of medieval intellectuals whose romantic correspondence transcends the ages. This anthology gathers the poignant epistolary exchange between two of the Middle Ages' most celebrated scholars, offering a narrative that oscillates between the realms of secular and sacred love. The collection reflects ... Read more

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  • Historia Calamitatum

    by Peter Abelard ...
    The original works of foreign classics, including the most representative literary masters and the most influential representative works. ... Read more

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  • Historia Calamitatum, or the Story of my Misfortunes: An Autobiography

    by Peter Abelard ...
    The "Historia Calamitatum" of Peter Abélard is one of those human documents, out of the very heart of the Middle Ages, that illuminates by the glow of its ardour a shadowy period that has been made even more dusky and incomprehensible by unsympathetic commentators and the ill-digested matter of "source-books." Like the "Confessions" of St. Augustine it is an authentic revelation of personality and ... Read more

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  • Letters of Abelard and Heloise

    by Peter Abelard, Heloise ...
    "Letters of Abelard and Heloise" is a poignant collection of correspondence between two of the most famous lovers in history, Peter Abelard and Heloise. Their relationship, marked by intellectual passion and tragic circumstances, unfolds through their letters, revealing deep philosophical and emotional insights. Abelard, a renowned philosopher and theologian, and Heloise, a brilliant scholar, ... Read more

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  • The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise

    by Peter Abelard ...
    The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise is a collection of letters written between the famous medieval theologian and philosopher Peter Abelard and his lover, Heloise. The letters were written in the 12th century and are considered one of the greatest love stories in Western literature.The letters provide a detailed account of the love affair between Abelard and Heloise, which began when Abelard ... Read more

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  • Historia Calamitatum - The Story of My Misfortunes

    Autobiography of Peter Abelard

    by Peter Abelard ...
    Translated by Henry Adams Bellows ...
    Historia Calamitatum (known in English as The Story of My Misfortunes or The History of My Calamities) is an autobiographical work in Latin by Peter Abelard, a medieval French pioneer of scholastic philosophy. The work is one of the first autobiographical works in medieval Western Europe, written in the form of a letter (and, as such, is clearly influenced by Augustine's Confessions). The letter ... Read more

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