Héloïse (1092–1163)
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Bildnachweis: Héloïse imagined in a mid-19th-century engraving By https://web.archive.org/web/20070712230848/http://utopia.utexas.edu/project/port..., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=564061
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Lettres : Par Héloïse et Abélard, suivies de quelques textes contemporains. Textes choisis et… (1964) — Autor — 1 Exemplar
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The Graphic Canon, Vol. 1: From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons (2012) — Mitwirkender — 283 Exemplare
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- Héloïse d'Argenteuil
Héloïse du Paraclet - Geburtstag
- 1092-12-01
1100 - Todestag
- 1163-04-21
1164-05-16 - Geschlecht
- female
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- France
- Geburtsort
- Montlhéry, Essonne, France (query)
Durtal, Maine-et-Loire, France (query) - Sterbeort
- Troyes, Aube, France (query)
Quincey, Aube, France (query) - Berufe
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philosopher
writer
scholar
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- Abelard, Peter (colleague collaborator and husband)
- Kurzbiographie
- The English language Wikipedia gives her dates as c.1100-1101 to 21 April 1163 (aged 62-63). The French language Wikipédia gives her dates as 1er décembre c.1092 to 16 mai 1164 (~72 ans). They also give a variety of places of birth and death.
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In truth, the story of these people is more interesting than the letters. Heloise is the more fascinating, as she clearly still has feelings, yet has begun to question the wisdom of their relationship, and whether Abelard ever cared for her. Abelard, meanwhile, disguises his arrogance and lack of forethought in his writing, but it's there clearly. Things become interesting as a paranoia evolves around him, although his writing suggests that he is clearly either delusional or, more likely, attention-seeking.
Despite the fascinating story - which is chronicled in detail in the introduction - the letters are more about religion than love, which is understandable due to the time. What makes them a worthy read is just as often the insight into the lives of these people. If you're looking for powerful letters of two star-crossed lovers, you're in the wrong place. I'll admit I was a little disappointed by this. Yet, I'm still happy to have read the letters, if only because - despite the trappings and religion orientation of those involved - many of the feelings and thoughts echo down the centuries, so familiarly.
The translation is very strong, as is the depth of the notes and introduction. Wonderfully, the intro even investigates the possibility that the letters were faked. The most likely option is that they are real, but some academics have suspected that Abelard may have written all the letters - either to better create Heloise's real thoughts, or as a kind of Ancient Greek philosophy exercise.
The appendices include a series of much more powerful letters, from around the same time, written between two unknown lovers. The book suggests that they may be the "lost love letters", although there is no real reason to assume this, but these letters are actually a really affecting read.… (mehr)