Heloise and Abelard

This book traces the course of one of the most celebrated & influential relationships in European history. The drama of its beginnings--the discovery of their affair, the illegitimate child, the secret marriage, the castration of Abelard by agents of Heloise's vengeful uncle, the separation when both Heloise & Abelard took religious vows--as only a foretaste of both the tragedy &the beauty of their love.