Heloise and Abelard

This book traces the course of one of the most celebrated & influential relationships in European history. The drama of its beginnings–the discovery of their affair, the illegitimate child, the secret marriage, the castration of Abelard by agents of Heloise’s vengeful uncle, the separation when both Heloise & Abelard took religious vows–as only a foretaste of both the tragedy &the beauty of their love.