Heloise & Abelard by James Burge
Author and filmmaker James Burge presents the romantic tale of doomed medieval lovers Heloise and Abelard. Combining the latest scholarship with over a hundred recently discovered letters that enrich and deepen this heart-rending story, Burge paints a fuller picture of Heloise as a woman who tested the cultural constraints of her time, and discusses Abelard's many theological disputes with his teachers, which eventually led to his trial for heresy.
British author James Burge is a producer and director of documentaries for the BBC and the Discovery Channel. His fascination with the Middle Ages, which dates from his study of medieval philosophy as a university student, led him to make "Strange Landscape," the BBC series about medieval culture, and to create a dramatization of the writings of the eccentric thirteenth-century English friar, Roger Bacon. He also writes periodically for the Independent on Sunday."The two lovers are as vivid as one could wish ... Burge achieves something truly difficult: he reminds us that, for Abelard and Heloise, their world was as new, risky and unpredictable as ours is, and every day as fresh with possibilities."- Sunday Times (London)James Burge is a producer and director of documentaries for the BBC and the Discovery Channel. His fascination with the Middle Ages led him to make Strange Landscape, the BBC series about medieval culture, and to create a dramatization of the writings of the eccentric thirteenth-century English friar, Roger Bacon.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780060816131 |
| ISBN 10 | 0060816139 |
| Title | Heloise & Abelard |
| Author | James Burge |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2006-01-24 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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