Project Gutenberg 2012-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 312 Abelard, Peter 1079 1142 Abaelardus, Petrus Abélard, Pierre Abeilard, Pierre Héloïse 1163 Heloise Eloisa Heloísa Seymour, Ralph Fletcher 1876 1966 The love letters of Abelard and Heloise Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_of_Abelard_and_Heloise Produced by Michael Roe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise" by Peter Abelard and Héloïse is a collection of epistles written during the early 12th century. The letters detail the extraordinary love affair and tragic separation of the renowned philosopher Abelard and his brilliant student Heloise, capturing their profound emotional struggles and reflections on love, loss, and longing. This work is grounded in a historical context and reveals not only their personal relationship but also the societal constraints of their time. The opening of this correspondence begins with Heloise's heartfelt response to Abelard's prior letter, which recounts their misfortunes and his challenges as a scholar. She expresses sorrow over their shared past and mirrors Abelard's pain, emphasizing the depth of her love and the weight of their separation. Heloise laments her ongoing emotional turmoil and pleads for correspondence to alleviate her loneliness, demonstrating her unwavering attachment despite her vows and the difficulties they have faced. The letters evolve into a complex dialogue where both characters wrestle with their feelings, obligations, and the impact of their passionate love on their spiritual and secular lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40227/40227-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Love-letters Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142 -- Correspondence Héloïse, approximately 1095-1163 or 1164 -- Correspondence Abbesses, Christian -- France -- Correspondence Theologians -- France -- Correspondence PA Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Classics of Literature 160443 2025-08-16T10:31:21.207511 text/html 136437 2024-10-23T09:36:35 text/html 602572 2025-08-16T10:31:23.880523 application/epub+zip 603036 2025-08-16T10:31:21.760489 application/epub+zip 117024 2025-08-16T10:31:21.454497 application/epub+zip 665289 2025-08-16T10:31:25.796509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646542 2025-08-16T10:31:23.528486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160616 2022-09-18T12:11:21.536260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143408 2025-08-16T10:31:21.030514 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123488 2024-10-23T09:36:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18588 2025-08-16T10:31:25.949470 application/rdf+xml 37742 2025-08-16T10:31:21.526575 image/jpeg 4322 2025-08-16T10:31:21.490486 image/jpeg 594076 2025-08-16T10:31:21.239525 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia