1839 ● Lettres Abelard et Heloise ● Par M. ET. Mme Guitoz ● 20 Plates 1 Color

Description: LETTRES D'ABAILARD et D'HÉLOISE Translated from the manuscripts of the Royal Library Par E. Oddul ●●● PRÉCÉDÉES D'UN ESSAI HISTORIQUE PAR M. & MME GUIZOT Edition illustrée par J. Gigioux 1839 E. Houdaille, Paris, France. Very Good, Half Leather. French text. First thus 1839. 2 vols.: (I) Frontis, [CXCVII] + 115 pages, ( 20 plates, 1 color facsimile of a handwritten letter. (II) Frontis, [XLVI-272] pages. Two volumes lavishly illustrated by J. Gigoux. Peter Abelard; (1079 – 1142) was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, leading logician, theologian, poet, composer and musician, or Pierre Abélard of the principles of ancient Greek logic to the doctrines of the medieval Catholic Church led to charges of heresy; after his pupil Héloise, and the object of his lust affair, bore him a child, he secretly married her, whose angered family castrated him, after which he served as a monk. Often referred to as the "Descartes of the twelfth century", he is considered a forerunner of Rousseau, Kant, and Spinoza. He is sometimes credited as a chief forerunner of modern empiricism. In history and popular culture, he is best known for his passionate and tragic love affair, and intense philosophical exchange, with his brilliant student and eventual wife, Héloïse d'Argenteuil. He was a defender of women and of their education. After having sent Héloïse to a convent in Brittany to protect her from her abusive uncle who did not want her to pursue this forbidden love, he was castrated by men sent by the uncle. Still considering herself as his spouse even though both retired to monasteries after this event, Héloïse publicly defended him when his doctrine was condemned by Pope Innocent II and Abelard considered a heretic. Among these opinions, Abelard professed the innocence of a woman who commits a sin out of love. Tight, clean, with mild foxing throughout. Size: 6¾” x 9¾” tall. Total; 630 pages. Weight: 4 Lbs., Box Shipped (Insured). Something Old, Something New Something Curious Just for You. Check it out! SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! We Combine Shipping "Books for Every Mind and Every Mood" ________________________________________________________________ Unlike large Book Warehouses that acquire used book donations and ship via 3rd party cut-rate shipping companies. We are a small independent bookseller that purchases our stock from collections and estates. Our stock is handpicked for quality, scarcity, and Interest. We do not ship in quantities that would allow cut-rate shipping, nor do we combine book cost with shipping and call it it free shipping. We keep our prices low, ship promptly

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