Creator
Pierre Abèlard (c. 1079-1142)
Title
Poèmes pour Héloïse
Coverage
Paris
Publisher
Gallimard
Date
1930
Subject
All surviving copies were burned following Abèlard’s trial.
Description
One of the most celebrated couples of all time: he was a French philosopher, a forerunner to empiricism, she was one of the earliest contributors to modern feminist thought. Their story of passion and tragedy is intensely felt in these poems.
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