

The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
Author: Peter Abelard and Heloise
Narrator: Gunnar Cauthery
Unabridged: 9 hr 10 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Naxos
Published: 04/13/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, History, European History
Author: Peter Abelard and Heloise
Narrator: Gunnar Cauthery
Unabridged: 9 hr 10 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Naxos
Published: 04/13/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, History, European History
Despite my interest in the middle ages, I avoided H&A for a long time. I was under the impression that it was all moaning about love and so on; but no! These letters are actually fascinating. Two incredibly intelligent people, neither of whom I'd want to spend too much time with, write to each other......more
I hate Abelard, all his self-congratualtory narcissistic bemoaning of his persecution, his admission that he beat and raped Heloise, his vastly younger pupil, until she slept with him willingly, his intellectual arrogance, his cruelty and refusal to take responsibility for his own words or actions. A......more