Peter Abelard (1079–1142)
Autor/a de The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
Sobre l'autor
Peter Abelard is considered to be the founder of the University of Paris. He studied under the nominalist Roscelin de Compiegne and the realist William of Champeaux. Disagreement with William led Abelard to withdraw to the provinces and set up his own school at Melun, in northern France, in 1104. mostra'n més He returned to Paris in 1116 to teach. A disastrous love affair with the brilliant and sensitive Heloise followed in 1118. Abelard had been hired as her tutor, and, after the birth of their son, they were secretly married. They later separated, and Abelard became a monk and Heloise a nun. Their correspondence during their years of separation is a literary classic. After the separation Abelard withdrew to Brittany and wrote The Theologia Summi Boni, which was condemned at Soissons in 1121. When he returned once more to Paris in 1136 to teach, his theology was condemned at Sens, chiefly because of the influence of Bernard of Clairvaux. Peter the Venerable of Cluny mediated the dispute between the two while Abelard was on his deathbed. Abelard spent his last days peacefully and was buried near Heloise. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Obres de Peter Abelard
Ethical Writings: 'Ethics' and 'Dialogue Between a Philosopher, a Jew and a Christian' (1995) 277 exemplars
Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans (Fathers of the Church Medieval Continuations) (2000) 22 exemplars
Letters of Abelard and Heloise : To which is prefix'd, a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes,… (1729) 7 exemplars
Lettere 3 exemplars
Peter Abelard's Hymnarius Paraclitensis 2 exemplars
Theologia Summi boni : tractatus de unitate et trinitate divina : lateinisch-deutsch (1997) 2 exemplars
Logic for Beginners/The Story of My Misfortunes 2 exemplars
Sententie magistri 1 exemplars
Petri Abælardi, abbatis Ruyensis et Heloissæ, abatissæ Paracletensis epistolæ a prioris editionis erroribus… (2010) 1 exemplars
Dialectica: Tractatus II, De categoricis, pars II, De specierum differentiis categoricarum (in part) 1 exemplars
Pisma teologiczne 1 exemplars
Letters of Abélard and Héloïse 1 exemplars
Bir Mutsuzluk Öyküsü: Felaketler Tarihi 1 exemplars
Lettres : Par Héloïse et Abélard, suivies de quelques textes contemporains. Textes choisis et… (1964) — Autor — 1 exemplars
ELOISA E ABELARDO - LETTERE 1 exemplars
Ho amato solo te 1 exemplars
Letters of Abelard and Heloise, Vol 2 1 exemplars
Abelardo ed Eloisa: lettere d'amore 1 exemplars
Lettere, amori e vita di Abelardo ed Eloisa 1 exemplars
Rozprawy 1 exemplars
Petri Abaelardi Opera Omnia 1 exemplars
Letters of Abelard and Heloise,, Vol 1 1 exemplars
L'innario paraclitense e i compianti 1 exemplars
Santo Anselmo de Cantuária & Pedro Abelardo 1 exemplars
Scritti di logica 1 exemplars
I Planctus — Autor — 1 exemplars
Abelardo 1 exemplars
Obres associades
World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time (1998) — Col·laborador — 447 exemplars
Philosophy in the Middle Ages: The Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Traditions (1983) — Col·laborador — 436 exemplars
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 1: From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons (2012) — Col·laborador — 278 exemplars
Five Texts on the Mediaeval Problem of Universals: Porphyry, Boethius, Abelard, Duns Scotus, Ockham (1994) — Col·laborador — 134 exemplars
Hildegard Von Bingen Und Ihre Zeit — Col·laborador — 3 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Altres noms
- Abélard, Pierre
Abelardus, Petrus - Data de naixement
- 1079
- Data de defunció
- 1142-04-21
- Lloc d'enterrament
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, Paris, France (7e division, AD, 25)
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- France
- Lloc de naixement
- Le Pallet, Brittany, France
- Lloc de defunció
- Priory of St. Marcel, near Chalon-sur-Saône, France
- Causa de la mort
- scurvy
- Llocs de residència
- Paris, France
Melun, France
Corbeil, France - Educació
- Notre Dame de Paris
- Professions
- logician
theologian
cleric - Relacions
- Héloïse (colleague collaborator and wife)
Hilarius (pupil) - Organitzacions
- Roman Catholic Church
Order of St. Benedict
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Edad Media (1)
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
EstadÃstiques
- Obres
- 74
- També de
- 8
- Membres
- 3,468
- Popularitat
- #7,333
- Valoració
- 3.8
- Ressenyes
- 29
- ISBN
- 191
- Llengües
- 16
- Preferit
- 4
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.… (més)