Author: Luise Rinser
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803289680
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The doomed romance of Abelard, a 12th century French teacher of philosophy and his pupil, Heloise, which led to his castration and her confinement in a convent. The relationship is recounted in the form of letters, written to Heloise by their son, Astrolabe.