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Sender(s):

  • Peter Abelard

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Translated letter:

see Betty Radice, The Letters of Abelard and Heloise (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1974), p.119-26.

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Historical context:

Abelard, responding to Heloise’s request for attention and instruction, promises to send anything Heloise requests that pertains to God.

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Printed source:

J.T. Muckle, "The Personal letters between Abelard and Heloise," Medieval Studies 15 (1953), ep.2, p.73-77

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