abelard, peter

Peter Abelard, considered by many scholars to have been the greatest thinker and teacher of the 12th century, may have been a man born ahead of his time. His time, at any rate, treated him roughly. Philosophy and theology were taken very seriously indeed, and Abelard's fresh and logical critiques of both got him in constant trouble with the church. Beyond all this, however, what makes his name endure was his lifelong love affair with one of his students, Heloise. They had a baby and were secretly married. The couple separated when Abelard became a monk and Heloise became a nun to hide from Canon Fulbert's rage. They continued to exchange love letters for the rest of their lives.

The author examines the twelfth-century love story of poet, philosopher, and religious teacher Peter Abelard and his young student Heloise, their clandestine relationship, and the letters they shared with each other even after they were separated.

Because he is a young mute person who can hear, Aran becomes involved in the adventures of Eloise and Abelard, France's most famous lovers, who lived during the twelfth century.

Because he is a young mute person who can hear, Aran becomes involved in the adventures of Eloise and Abelard, France's most famous lovers, who lived during the twelfth century.

Heloise and her tutor Peter Abelard are madly in love, but when their clandestine marriage is discovered, they are forcibly separated.