Love: A Suspect Form

By Judith Infante

Heloise and Abelard - Since the 12th century writers, artists, and musicians have been inspired by the details of their story-famous philosopher and his pupil, forbidden love affair, abandoned son,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905700822
• ISBN13: 9781905700820
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Shearsman Books
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Unique, gripping

Judith Infante's first collection showcases the poet's meticulous and intelligent research, but it is no pedantic work. The poems here shimmer in their emotional intensity and empathy. The narrative of the book is deeply moving, offering fresh, wise insights to an old and tragic story.

Review of "Love: A Suspect Form"

LOVE: A SUSPECT FORM is an insightful retelling of the history of the medieval couple Heloise and Abelard, a story that has fascinated readers for hundreds of years. Infante's novel in verse draws on traditional scholarship as well as recently uncovered manuscripts to explore this intriguing story and presents the results in elegant, lyrical poetry. The poems are preceded by a highly readable essay discussing the history of the couple as well as the background of Infante's interest in them and are followed by a chronology, notes, and bibliography, all of which point to Infante's scholarship and research.

To know Heloise & Abelard Begin Here

For Judith Infante the often insurmountable wall that divides scholarship from the sensuous pleasures of romance does not exist. Her original poems and prose that make up 'Love:A Suspect Form' bring to life the whole of the legend of Heloise and Abelard in astonishing deatil. With consumate skill deserving of a major playwrite Ms. Infante gently draws the reader into the minds and very souls of the ill fated lovers. Revealing not just thoughts but touching on the psychology of the passion that has propelled their story into the mists of legend. Indeed , any one of the poems would serve to encapsulate their storyline. For all the deep, lush beauty of these lines it would be easy to overlook that it is a work of profound scholarship. Thoroughly researched, it is a must read for the enthusiast of the medieval and fancifully romantic. A superb work.