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Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise009 - From W E Henly's Prologue to Beau AustinStep into the poignant world of Heloise and Abelard, a tale of forbidden love that transcends time. Heloise, a fiercely intelligent woman fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, fell for her tutor, Abelard, at just 19 while living under the watchful eye of her uncle Fulbert. Their passionate affair led to the birth of their child, Astrolabe, but tragedy struck when Fulbert discovered their secret. Abelard faced a brutal assault that left him castrated, while Heloise sought refuge in a convent. Exiled to Brittany, Abelard embraced monastic life, and Heloise eventually became the abbess of the Oratory of the Paraclete, the...
2026-02-0601 minLove Letters of Abelard and Heloise008 - Pope's Epistle - Eloisa to AbelardStep into the poignant world of Heloise and Abelard, a tale of forbidden love that transcends time. Heloise, a fiercely intelligent woman fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, fell for her tutor, Abelard, at just 19 while living under the watchful eye of her uncle Fulbert. Their passionate affair led to the birth of their child, Astrolabe, but tragedy struck when Fulbert discovered their secret. Abelard faced a brutal assault that left him castrated, while Heloise sought refuge in a convent. Exiled to Brittany, Abelard embraced monastic life, and Heloise eventually became the abbess of the Oratory of the Paraclete, the...
2026-02-0622 minLove Letters of Abelard and Heloise007 - Letter VI - Abelard to HeloiseStep into the poignant world of Heloise and Abelard, a tale of forbidden love that transcends time. Heloise, a fiercely intelligent woman fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, fell for her tutor, Abelard, at just 19 while living under the watchful eye of her uncle Fulbert. Their passionate affair led to the birth of their child, Astrolabe, but tragedy struck when Fulbert discovered their secret. Abelard faced a brutal assault that left him castrated, while Heloise sought refuge in a convent. Exiled to Brittany, Abelard embraced monastic life, and Heloise eventually became the abbess of the Oratory of the Paraclete, the...
2026-02-0620 minLove Letters of Abelard and Heloise006 - Letter V - Heloise to AbelardStep into the poignant world of Heloise and Abelard, a tale of forbidden love that transcends time. Heloise, a fiercely intelligent woman fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, fell for her tutor, Abelard, at just 19 while living under the watchful eye of her uncle Fulbert. Their passionate affair led to the birth of their child, Astrolabe, but tragedy struck when Fulbert discovered their secret. Abelard faced a brutal assault that left him castrated, while Heloise sought refuge in a convent. Exiled to Brittany, Abelard embraced monastic life, and Heloise eventually became the abbess of the Oratory of the Paraclete, the...
2026-02-0626 minLove Letters of Abelard and Heloise005 - Letter IV - Heloise to AbelardStep into the poignant world of Heloise and Abelard, a tale of forbidden love that transcends time. Heloise, a fiercely intelligent woman fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, fell for her tutor, Abelard, at just 19 while living under the watchful eye of her uncle Fulbert. Their passionate affair led to the birth of their child, Astrolabe, but tragedy struck when Fulbert discovered their secret. Abelard faced a brutal assault that left him castrated, while Heloise sought refuge in a convent. Exiled to Brittany, Abelard embraced monastic life, and Heloise eventually became the abbess of the Oratory of the Paraclete, the...
2026-02-0627 minLove Letters of Abelard and Heloise004 - Letter III - Abelard to HeloiseStep into the poignant world of Heloise and Abelard, a tale of forbidden love that transcends time. Heloise, a fiercely intelligent woman fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, fell for her tutor, Abelard, at just 19 while living under the watchful eye of her uncle Fulbert. Their passionate affair led to the birth of their child, Astrolabe, but tragedy struck when Fulbert discovered their secret. Abelard faced a brutal assault that left him castrated, while Heloise sought refuge in a convent. Exiled to Brittany, Abelard embraced monastic life, and Heloise eventually became the abbess of the Oratory of the Paraclete, the...
2026-02-0632 minLove Letters of Abelard and Heloise003 - Letter II - Heloise to AbelardStep into the poignant world of Heloise and Abelard, a tale of forbidden love that transcends time. Heloise, a fiercely intelligent woman fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, fell for her tutor, Abelard, at just 19 while living under the watchful eye of her uncle Fulbert. Their passionate affair led to the birth of their child, Astrolabe, but tragedy struck when Fulbert discovered their secret. Abelard faced a brutal assault that left him castrated, while Heloise sought refuge in a convent. Exiled to Brittany, Abelard embraced monastic life, and Heloise eventually became the abbess of the Oratory of the Paraclete, the...
2026-02-0645 minLove Letters of Abelard and Heloise002 - Letter I - Abelard to PhilintusStep into the poignant world of Heloise and Abelard, a tale of forbidden love that transcends time. Heloise, a fiercely intelligent woman fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, fell for her tutor, Abelard, at just 19 while living under the watchful eye of her uncle Fulbert. Their passionate affair led to the birth of their child, Astrolabe, but tragedy struck when Fulbert discovered their secret. Abelard faced a brutal assault that left him castrated, while Heloise sought refuge in a convent. Exiled to Brittany, Abelard embraced monastic life, and Heloise eventually became the abbess of the Oratory of the Paraclete, the...
2026-02-0634 minLove Letters of Abelard and Heloise001 - IntroductionStep into the poignant world of Heloise and Abelard, a tale of forbidden love that transcends time. Heloise, a fiercely intelligent woman fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, fell for her tutor, Abelard, at just 19 while living under the watchful eye of her uncle Fulbert. Their passionate affair led to the birth of their child, Astrolabe, but tragedy struck when Fulbert discovered their secret. Abelard faced a brutal assault that left him castrated, while Heloise sought refuge in a convent. Exiled to Brittany, Abelard embraced monastic life, and Heloise eventually became the abbess of the Oratory of the Paraclete, the...
2026-02-0604 min
Past ImperfectS2 E2: Knights In Shining ArmorIn this episode, we delve into medieval culture of the 11th and 12th centuries, including ideas of chivalry, courtly love, and Gothic architecture, all the while weaving in stories of famous women from this time period, including Eleanor of Aquitaine, Heloise d'Argenteuil, and Hildegard von Bingen!
2025-12-1054 min
Sadler's LecturesHeloise and Abelard - Letters 5-6 - Struggling Against Passion - Sadler's LecturesThis lecture discusses key ideas from the sequence of letters between two great Medieval intellectuals, lovers, and religious Heloise D'Argenteuil and Peter Abelard
It focuses specifically on the fifth and sixth letters, which are by Heloise and Abelard respectfully. In these letters both of the married lovers have opted for leaving their previous amorous and conjugal love behind and shifting their attention to God. They also both admit their ongoing struggles to see this commitment through consistently.
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2025-11-0119 minSadler's LecturesHeloise and Abelard - Letter 4 - Love, Despair, and Repentance - Sadler's LecturesThis lecture discusses key ideas from the sequence of letters between two great Medieval intellectuals, lovers, and religious Heloise D'Argenteuil and Peter Abelard
It focuses specifically on the fourth letter, which is by Heloise. In this letter Heloise reaffirms her love for her husband Abelard, and asserts that life will have little value or attraction for her after he dies. She explains what emotions she experiences, and the despair she feels about their situation, and then discusses the conflicts within her heart and mind that stand in the way of genuine and consistent repentance on her part
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2025-10-3013 minSadler's LecturesHeloise and Abelard - Letter 3 - Love, Virtue, Duty, and God - Sadler's LecturesThis lecture discusses key ideas from the sequence of letters between two great Medieval intellectuals, lovers, and religious Heloise D'Argenteuil and Peter Abelard
It focuses specifically on the third letter, which is by Abelard. It discusses Heloise's proposal that although they have taken monastic vows, they can rightly enjoy some married life together through writing letters to each other, and Abelard's rejection of that suggestion. He tell her that they both must turn to God and make Christian perfection their goal, even if that means leaving their amorous relationship behind, and he tells her that by his own confessions, he...
2025-10-2918 minSadler's LecturesHeloise and Abelard - Letter 2 - Married Love and Religious Life - Sadler's LecturesThis lecture discusses key ideas from the sequence of letters between two great Medieval intellectuals, lovers, and religious Heloise D'Argenteuil and Peter Abelard
It focuses specifically on the second letter, which is by Heloise. It discusses the arguments that she advances in the letter, which center on her view that they can continue to enjoy their married relationship through writing letters to each other, even though after Abelard's castration both of them took religious vows and began monastic life.
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2025-10-2716 minSadler's LecturesHeloise and Abelard - Letter 1 - A History Of Abelard's Calamities - Sadler's LecturesThis lecture discusses key ideas from the sequence of letters between two great Medieval intellectuals, lovers, and religious Heloise D'Argenteuil and Peter Abelard
It focuses specifically on the first letter, which is by Abelard. It discusses the consolation Abelard attempts to provide his fried by recounting the story of his life, which includes his romantic, intellectual, and sexual involvement with Heloise, their marriage, his castration, and their taking religious vows and entering monastic life.
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2025-10-2623 min
Great AudiobooksThe Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise, by Pierre Abélard and Héloïse d'Argenteuil. Part III.Heloise was a strong-willed and gifted woman who was fluent in Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and came from a lower social standing than Abelard. At age 19, and living under her uncle Fulbert's roof, Heloise fell in love with Abelard, who she was studying under. Not only did they have a clandestine affair of a physical nature, they had a child, Astrolabe, out of wedlock. Discovered by the Fulbert (who was a Church official), Abelard was assaulted by a hired thug, and Heloise entered a convent. Abelard was exiled to Brittany, where he lived as a monk. Eventually H...
2025-09-1845 minGreat AudiobooksThe Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise, by Pierre Abélard and Héloïse d'Argenteuil. Part III.Heloise was a strong-willed and gifted woman who was fluent in Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and came from a lower social standing than Abelard. At age 19, and living under her uncle Fulbert's roof, Heloise fell in love with Abelard, who she was studying under. Not only did they have a clandestine affair of a physical nature, they had a child, Astrolabe, out of wedlock. Discovered by the Fulbert (who was a Church official), Abelard was assaulted by a hired thug, and Heloise entered a convent. Abelard was exiled to Brittany, where he lived as a monk. Eventually H...
2025-09-1845 minGreat AudiobooksThe Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise, by Pierre Abélard and Héloïse d'Argenteuil. Part II.Heloise was a strong-willed and gifted woman who was fluent in Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and came from a lower social standing than Abelard. At age 19, and living under her uncle Fulbert's roof, Heloise fell in love with Abelard, who she was studying under. Not only did they have a clandestine affair of a physical nature, they had a child, Astrolabe, out of wedlock. Discovered by the Fulbert (who was a Church official), Abelard was assaulted by a hired thug, and Heloise entered a convent. Abelard was exiled to Brittany, where he lived as a monk. Eventually H...
2025-09-181h 26Great AudiobooksThe Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise, by Pierre Abélard and Héloïse d'Argenteuil. Part II.Heloise was a strong-willed and gifted woman who was fluent in Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and came from a lower social standing than Abelard. At age 19, and living under her uncle Fulbert's roof, Heloise fell in love with Abelard, who she was studying under. Not only did they have a clandestine affair of a physical nature, they had a child, Astrolabe, out of wedlock. Discovered by the Fulbert (who was a Church official), Abelard was assaulted by a hired thug, and Heloise entered a convent. Abelard was exiled to Brittany, where he lived as a monk. Eventually H...
2025-09-181h 26Great AudiobooksThe Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise, by Pierre Abélard and Héloïse d'Argenteuil. Part I.Heloise was a strong-willed and gifted woman who was fluent in Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and came from a lower social standing than Abelard. At age 19, and living under her uncle Fulbert's roof, Heloise fell in love with Abelard, who she was studying under. Not only did they have a clandestine affair of a physical nature, they had a child, Astrolabe, out of wedlock. Discovered by the Fulbert (who was a Church official), Abelard was assaulted by a hired thug, and Heloise entered a convent. Abelard was exiled to Brittany, where he lived as a monk. Eventually H...
2025-09-181h 24Great AudiobooksThe Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise, by Pierre Abélard and Héloïse d'Argenteuil. Part I.Heloise was a strong-willed and gifted woman who was fluent in Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and came from a lower social standing than Abelard. At age 19, and living under her uncle Fulbert's roof, Heloise fell in love with Abelard, who she was studying under. Not only did they have a clandestine affair of a physical nature, they had a child, Astrolabe, out of wedlock. Discovered by the Fulbert (who was a Church official), Abelard was assaulted by a hired thug, and Heloise entered a convent. Abelard was exiled to Brittany, where he lived as a monk. Eventually H...
2025-09-181h 24
Voices of TodayEloisa to Abelard sampleThe complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com:
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Eloisa to Abelard
By Alexander Pope
Read by Denis Daly
The romantic epistle was published in 1717 and aroused considerable interest because of its mildly suggestive content.
It portrays an incident in which Héloïse d'Argenteuil, now immured in a convent chances on a letter from her former lover and later, husband, the brilliant philosopher Peter Abelard. The two met when Abelard was engaged as tutor to the precious Héloïse. A passionate love affair ensured, as a result of which Héloïse gave b...
2024-09-2702 min
Histories of the UnexpectedVALENTINE'S DAY RERELEASE: LOVE!Happy Valentine's Day to our listeners! For this episode let us join the Cupid of history, Professor James Daybell and the Casanova of historical crime, Dr Sam Willis as they, with arrows notched and ready to fly, bring you from the back catalogue: the unexpected history of LOVE.Our two star crossed history hunters take the lead along love’s fickle twisting and turning path, from the modern phenomenon of attaching inscribed padlocks to public bridges in Paris to the votive offerings made through centuries past, from the tempestuous affair between Peter Abelard and Heloise d’Argenteuil in the...
2023-02-1446 min
A la recherche de la légende ...#1 C'EST ÇA MON RÊVEA la recherche de la légende d'Argenteuil
Episode 1 - C'EST ÇA MON RÊVE
Alice, Héloïse et Wafa, récits de femmes qui écrivent.
Une création de Laurène Folléas et Manon Joveneau - LOVELY CIE
Création musicale originale de DA SILVA - A CONTRE COURANT https://dasilva-officiel.com/
Une production de TOIT ET JOIE/POSTE HABITAT
En partenariat avec la ville d'Argenteuil
Conception graphique // Atelier Bacane https://atelierbacane.com/ http://lovelycompagnie.com/
2021-12-0806 min
Logical Poet: Poetry and Uncomfortable TruthsThe Unspoken Impact of African and Female Philosophers | ft. Mistress XInformation to contact our guest below! We will be discussing will be of the unspoken impact of female philosophers and philosophers of color. Today there is a lack of female representation in classical philosophy. The contributions of philosophers, thinkers, and innovators of color seldom are included in modern day discourse.
Learn about the female Pharaoh Hatshepsut, the African philosopher Zera Yacob, known as the African Descartes writing Enlightenment era ideas before western philosophy. We discuss influential women in philosophy such as Diotima of Mantinea, Hypatia of Alexandrea, and Héloïse d'Argenteuil.
Guests website: XiaDolor.com...
2021-11-131h 01
The Chaos-CastE16: Oh to be in a throuple with God In honor of Sam's new niece, she tells Ellen about Heloise d'Argenteuil, star of the best known love tragedy in history. Meanwhile, Ellen fangirls over Umoja Uaso, a village in Kenya run by an all-female matriarchal system.
2021-10-0557 min
Your Grandma Rocks on KBYS! (women's history podcast)6 Heloise d'Argenteuil, French epistolary lover On this episode of Your Grandma Rocks: one of the most celebrated lovers of all times... and a writer... and a nun.
2021-06-2729 min
La Vie CreativeEP 103: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Heloise)Send us a textHeloise, the name that may ring more of a bell as Heloise and Abelard. A couple is known as the French Romeo & Juliette long before Shakespeare would write the story. Heloise was born around 1092, it is unsure of her actual birthday and can swing into the 1070s depending on what you read. Heloise would spend most of her childhood raised by her brother and at 11 would be sent to Paris to live with her uncle Fulbert. Uncle Fulbert served as a canon at the Hotel Dieu de Paris on th...
2021-04-1927 min
La Vie CreativeEP 103: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Heloise)Heloise, the name that may ring more of a bell as Heloise and Abelard. A couple is known as the French Romeo & Juliette long before Shakespeare would write the story. Heloise was born around 1092, it is unsure of her actual birthday and can swing into the 1070s depending on what you read. Heloise would spend most of her childhood raised by her brother and at 11 would be sent to Paris to live with her uncle Fulbert. Uncle Fulbert served as a canon at the Hotel Dieu de Paris on the Ile de la Cité where he...
2021-04-1927 min
Your Grandma Rocks! (women's history on KBYS)Your Grandma Rocks: Heloise d'Argenteuil (KBYS)Welcome to Your Grandma Rocks, a KBYS show that introduces you to the lives of remarkable women from centuries past... and their music.
On this program: the Medieval French writer and lover Heloise d'Argenteuil.
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