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inauthor:"Héloïse" from books.google.com
The book is a collection of letters between Abelard and Heloise. Abelard was a Medieval French scholastic philosopher while Heloise was his young student, famous as the most well-educated and intelligent woman in Paris at the time.
inauthor:"Héloïse" from books.google.com
Peter Abelard's love affair with Helo se has become legendary. Helo se lived within the precincts of Notre-Dame, under the care of her uncle. Abelard sought a place in her uncle's house and began an affair with Helo se.
inauthor:"Héloïse" from books.google.com
Peter Abelard was born in the village of Palais in Britany.
inauthor:"Héloïse" from books.google.com
Peter Abelard was the tutor of nineteen year old Heloise, and nearly twenty years her senior. It was a torrid affair, Heloise fell pregnant, and her guardian, Abbot Fulbert, plotted a hideous revenge. Abelard was seized and castrated.