The Letters of Abelard and Heloise

Author: Abelard, Peter

Biography: historical, political & military

Published on 27 November 2003 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 384 pages
197 x 133 x 23 | 286g

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.