false 57863636 1368664 109771 0060816139 9780060816131 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171614480m/109771.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171614480s/109771.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/109771.Heloise_Abelard_A_New_Biography 3.86 56 New Revelations about One of the Greatest Romances in History

Peter Abelard was arguably the greatest poet, philosopher, and religious teacher in all of twelfth-century Europe. In an age when women were rarely educated, Heloise was his most gifted young student. Their private tutoring sessions inevitably turned to passion, and their moments apart were spent writing love letters. Astoundingly, a few years ago a young scholar identified 113 new love letters between the pair which, combined with the latest scholarship, present us with the richest telling yet of the couple's clandestine passion -- a story that is erotic, poignant, and at times even funny.]]> 63521 3.81 70 14 2006 4 0 false Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 11:35:38 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 05:58:32 -0700 2009