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New Middle Ages

Heloise and the Paraclete

A Twelfth Century Quest

McLaughlin, Mary Martin & Wheeler, Bonnie

Heloise and the Paraclete

New Middle Ages

Heloise and the Paraclete

A Twelfth Century Quest

New Middle Ages: Heloise and the Paraclete

 

Set against the backdrop of the intellectual and religious movements of the twelfth century, a riveting, revealing biography of the medieval companion to Abelard retraces a fruitful working relationship between two great medieval minds and describes her accomplishments as abbess of the Paraclete.

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Beschrijving New Middle Ages: Heloise and the Paraclete

This is a modern study of Heloise in all of her personal and historical contexts. The book looks at her achievements as abbess of the Paraclete, her fruitful collaboration with Abelard, and the unique body of works this produced.

ISBN
9780312229368
Pagina's
208
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Serie
New Middle Ages
NUR
680
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Palgrave Macmillan

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