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Letters of Abelard and Heloise / To which is prefix'd a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes

Peter Abelard

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  • Book language: English
  • 122 pages

This is a collection of letters between Peter Abelard and Heloise, prefaced by an account of their lives, loves, and misfortunes, and accompanied by poems by Alexander Pope and Mrs. Madan. The correspondence explores their intense intellectual and emotional bond. It is worth listening for its historical and literary interest and its moving personal voice.

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Opening of the book

LETTERS
of
Abelard and Heloise.
LETTERS
OF
Abelard and Heloise.
To which is prefix'd
A PARTICULAR ACCOUNT
OF THEIR
Lives, Amours, and Misfortunes.
BY THE LATE JOHN HUGHES, ESQ.
Together with the
POEM OF ELOISA TO ABELARD.
BY MR. POPE.
And, (to which is now added) the
POEM OF ABELARD TO ELOISA,
BY MRS. MADAN.
——————
LONDON:
Printed for W. OSBORNE, and T. GRIFFIN in
Holborn, and J. MOZLEY, in Gainsborough.
MDCCLXXXII.

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Contents

  1. LETTERS of Abelard and Heloise.
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. The History of Abelard and Heloise
  5. LETTER I.
  6. LETTER II.
  7. LETTER III.
  8. LETTER IV.
  9. LETTER V.
  10. LETTER VI.
  11. ELOISA to ABELARD
  12. ABELARD to ELOISA
  13. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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