Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Letters Of Abelard And HeloiseISBN13:9781979575539ISBN10:1979575533Author:Hughes, John (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - Letters Of Abelard And Heloiseby The Late John Hughesheloise Was A Brilliant Scholar Of Latin, Greek And Hebrew, And Had A Reputation For Intelligence And Insight Abelard Writes That She Was Nominatissima, Most Renowned For Her Gift In Reading And Writing Not A Great Deal Is Known Of Her Immediate Family Except That In Her Letters She Implies She Is Of A Lower Social Standing (Probably The Garlande Family, Who Had Money And Several Members In Strong Positions) Than Was Ab Lard, Who Was Originally From The Nobility, Though He Had Rejected Knighthood To Be A Philosopher It Is Very Surprising That The Letters Of Abelard And Heloise Have Not Sooner Appeared In English, Since It Is Generally Allowed, By All Who Have Seen Them In Other Languages, That They Are Written With The Greatest Passion Of Any In This Kind Which Are Extant And It Is Certain That The Letters From A Nun To A Cavalier, Which Have So Long Been Known And Admired Among Us, Are In All Respects Inferior To Them Whatever Those Were, These Are Known To Be Genuine Pieces Occasioned By An Amour Which Had Very Extraordinary Consequences, And Made A Great Noise At The Time When It Happened, Being Between Two Of The Most Distinguished Persons Of That Age These Letters, Therefore, Being Truly Written By The Persons Themselves, Whose Names They Bear, And Who Were Both Remarkable For Their Genius And Learning, As Well As By A Most Extravagant Passion For Each Other, Are Every Where Full Of Sentiments Of The Heart, (Which Are Not To Be Imitated In A Feigned Story, ) And Touches Of Nature, Much More Moving Than Any Which Could Flow From The Pen Of A Writer Of Novels, Or Enter Into The Imagination Of Any Who Had Not Felt The Like Emotions And Distresses Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2017-11-09Weight:0.43 lbsDimensions:0.15'' H x 11.02'' L x 8.5'' WNumber of Pages:74Language:English
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Book Title: Letters of Abelard and Heloise
Number of Pages: 72 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 0.2 in
Topic: Letters
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Literary Collections
Item Weight: 8.6 Oz
Author: John Hughes
Item Length: 11 in
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
