Constant J. Mews 
The Lost Love Letters of Heloise and Abelard 
Perceptions of Dialogue in Twelfth-Century France

This new edition offers fascinating insights into one of the most celebrated love affairs of the Middle Ages. A new chapter charts the debate about the letters and offers fresh evidence to attribute them to Abelard and Heloise. The complete Latin text is reproduced with an annotated translation by Chiavaroli and Mews.

Table des matières

The Discovery of a Manuscript Memories of an Affair Paris, the Schools and the Politics of Sex Traditions of Dialogue The Language of the Love Letters The Voice of Heloise From the Letters of Two Lovers (text and translation)

A propos de l’auteur

CONSTANT MEWS is Professor, School of Historical Studies and Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology, Monash University, Australia.
NEVILLE CHIAVAROLI is a latinist and professional translator, University of Melbourne, Australia