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| + | The '''''Letters of Heloise and Abelard''''' is a series of letters between French priest [[Peter Abelard]] and his female student [[Héloïse]] after their [[separation]] and his [[castration]]. These letters were also the inspiration for [[Alexander Pope]]'s poem "[[Eloisa to Abelard]]". | ||
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| + | These letters are only known by posthumous copies which makes it impossible to ascertain their authenticity, no original copies of these letters exist. Yet even if other authors have been attributed to the letters, the name of [[Jean de Meung]] has cropped up, the letters' authenticity remain the most probable thesis. | ||
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| + | '''''Eloisa to Abelard''''' is a poem by [[Alexander Pope]] (1688–1744) inspired by the 12th-century story of [[Heloise (abbess)|Héloïse]]'s illicit love for, and secret marriage to, her teacher [[Pierre Abélard]], perhaps the most popular teacher and philosopher in Paris, and the brutal vengeance her family exacts when they [[Castration|castrate]] him, not realizing that the lovers had married. | ||
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The Letters of Heloise and Abelard is a series of letters between French priest Peter Abelard and his female student Héloïse after their separation and his castration. These letters were also the inspiration for Alexander Pope's poem "Eloisa to Abelard".
These letters are only known by posthumous copies which makes it impossible to ascertain their authenticity, no original copies of these letters exist. Yet even if other authors have been attributed to the letters, the name of Jean de Meung has cropped up, the letters' authenticity remain the most probable thesis.
Eloisa to Abelard is a poem by Alexander Pope (1688–1744) inspired by the 12th-century story of Héloïse's illicit love for, and secret marriage to, her teacher Pierre Abélard, perhaps the most popular teacher and philosopher in Paris, and the brutal vengeance her family exacts when they castrate him, not realizing that the lovers had married.
