Abelard's love =
[Abaelards Liebe]
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Author
Contributions
- Snook, Jean M., 1952- - Contributor
Publication
1998 - University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska
Language
English
Word Count
38,500 words, Guess
Page Count
154 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL668950M
- ISBN-100803239149
- OCLC Control Number36892716
- OCLC Control Numberabelardsloveabae0000rins
- Library of Congress Control Number97014767
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- Goodreads842756
- LibraryThing1031739
Classifications
- DDC833/.912
- LCCPT2635.I68 A6198 1998
Alternate Titles
- Abaelards Liebe
Description
Abelard's Love is an inspired retelling of the story of Abelard and Heloise - the French medieval theologian and his brilliant student whose love affair led to a scandal that has echoed through the centuries. In the affair's aftermath, Abelard became a monk and Heloise a nun. Forgotten to history was their unwanted son. Luise Rinser sets at center stage that son and his unique perspective on his legendary parents. The novel is cast in the form of a long letter written by the son, Astrolabe. Addressed to Heloise in the weeks after Abelard's death, the letter brings the story of this tragic family vividly to life. Rinser offers insights into each of the three participants in this family drama, yet it is the perspective of the aggrieved son that lies at the book's core.
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Series Statement
- European women writers series
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