Letters of Abelard and Heloise

by John Hughes

Letters of Abelard and Heloise

By the late John Hughes

Heloise was a brilliant scholar of Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and had a reputation for intelligence and insight. Abelard writes that she was nominatissima, "most renowned" for her gift in reading and writing. Not a great deal is known of her immediate family except that in her letters she implies she is of a lower social standing (probably the Garlande family, who had money...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1979575533
• ISBN13: 9781979575539
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"