Abelard and Heloise - Great Medieval Thinkers
Abelard and Heloise - Great Medieval Thinkers
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Published:
20 January, 2005
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This will be a brief, accessible introduction to the lives and thought of two of the most controversial personalities of the Middle Ages. Abelard and Heloise are familiar names. It is their "star quality," argues Constant Mews, that has prevented them from being seen clearly in the context of 12th-century thought - that task he has set himself in this book. He contends that the dramatic intensity of these famous lives needs to be examined in the broader context of their shared commitment to the study of philosophy.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780195156898 |
| ISBN10 | 0195156897 |
| Number Of Pages | 328 |
| Item Weight | 372 g |
| Product Dimensions | 164 x 207 x 18 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format | paperback |
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"Mews argues convincingly that Heloise was not merely an apt pupil but an intelletual peer who changed Abelard's thinking, particularly in ethics."--CHOICE "Mews shows that Heloise and Abelard's literary partnership went far beyond love letters.... Mews has done us a great service in examining Heloise not just as a lover but as a writer, liturgical collabortaor, and theological thinker in her own right."--Books&Culture "A beautifully detailed historical account of the two figures." --Speculum
Author's Bio
Constant J. Mews is Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology at Monash University in Australia. He is the author of The Lost Love Letters of Heloise and Abelard: Perceptions of Dialogue in Twelfth-Century France (1999).