Story of My Misfortunes - Couverture souple

Abelard, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0020830203 ISBN 13 : 9780020830207

Editeur : Collier Macmillan Ltd, 1972

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Story of My Misfortunes, also known as Historia Calamitatum (A history of my calamities), is an autobiographical work in Latin by Peter Abelard, one of medieval France's most important intellectuals and a pioneer of scholastic philosophy. The Story of My Misfortunes is one of the first autobiographical works in medieval Western Europe, written in the form of a letter. It is exceptionally readable, and presents a remarkably honest self-portrait of a man who could be arrogant and often felt persecuted. The Story of My Misfortunes provides a clear and fascinating picture of intellectual life in Paris before the formalization of the University, of the intellectual excitement of the period, of monastic life, and of his affair with Heloise, one of history's most famous love stories.

Biographie de l'auteur

Peter Abelard (Lt: Petrus Abaelardus or Abailard; Fr: Pierre Abélard) (1079 - April 21, 1142) was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician. The story of his affair with and love for Héloïse has become legendary. The Chambers Biographical Dictionary describes him as "the keenest thinker and boldest theologian of the 12th Century".

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Collier Macmillan Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0020830203
• ISBN 13: 9780020830207
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128