Heloise & Abelard: A New Biography | 
pickAbsolutely loved this book based on letters between them later on in life. Heloise is extremely intelligent & wilful, whereas Abelard comes across as rather self-absorbed.
It is a fascinating read for anyone who (like me) loves reading about enclosed orders & the Church in medieval society. 5🌟
tournevis I mean, he was a full adult and she was twelve, so.... 6y
OutsmartYourShelf @tournevis That‘s not true according to this book. Heloise was likely in her late teens, early twenties. 6y
tournevis @Deangirl Medievalists lose their cool over this book, you know. 6y
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OutsmartYourShelf @tournevis I‘m not an expert in the period and I am by no means an Abelard fan. I think he was, at the very least, selfish in what he did, but do I think she was as young as 12? 18-20 seems to fit her actions and descriptions of her as a scholar of repute. (edited) 6y
tournevis @Deangirl She was twelve when her uncle hired Abélard. That part is well-known. The exact timeline after that is a bit muddled. 6y
tournevis @Deangirl This has been studied to death. 6y
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