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Listening to Heloise: The Voice of a Twelfth-Century Woman (The New Middle Ages)

Bonnie Wheeler

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Description:Heloise, the twelfth-century French abbess and reformer, emerges from this book as one of history’s most extraordinary women, a thinker-writer of profound insight and skill. Her learned mind attracted the most radical philosopher of her time, Peter Abelard. He became her teacher, lover, husband, and finally monastic ally. That relationship has made her fame until now. But Heloise is far more important in her own right. Seventeen experts of international standing collaborate here to reveal and analyze how Heloise’s daring achievements shaped normative issues of theology, rhetoric, rational argument, gender, and emotional authenticity. At last we are able to see her for herself, in her moment of history and human awareness.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Listening to Heloise: The Voice of a Twelfth-Century Woman (The New Middle Ages). To get started finding Listening to Heloise: The Voice of a Twelfth-Century Woman (The New Middle Ages), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Heloise, the twelfth-century French abbess and reformer, emerges from this book as one of history’s most extraordinary women, a thinker-writer of profound insight and skill. Her learned mind attracted the most radical philosopher of her time, Peter Abelard. He became her teacher, lover, husband, and finally monastic ally. That relationship has made her fame until now. But Heloise is far more important in her own right. Seventeen experts of international standing collaborate here to reveal and analyze how Heloise’s daring achievements shaped normative issues of theology, rhetoric, rational argument, gender, and emotional authenticity. At last we are able to see her for herself, in her moment of history and human awareness.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Listening to Heloise: The Voice of a Twelfth-Century Woman (The New Middle Ages). To get started finding Listening to Heloise: The Voice of a Twelfth-Century Woman (The New Middle Ages), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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