Whispers Under the Temple Athena Thought Series

Author: Montclif
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: One was the foremost rhetorician and theologian, a renowned professor, and the other was a beautiful and talented young woman on the cusp of adulthood; Abélard and Hélo?se fell in love, transforming from teacher and student into an immortal couple. They loved almost fanatically, loving without regard for anything. It was in the era eight hundred years ago, when the Christian Church held sway in every aspect, the age of faith. The era could not accommodate such love between them. Abélard was castrated, and the lovers were forced to part, both retreating into monasteries. Yet, countless obstacles did not extinguish the flames of love. This mortal love, the greatest of its kind, reunited in the afterlife, interred together in the monastery's graveyard where they had poured their hearts into, to be remembered and revered by future generations. The correspondence passed down between them not only reveals all aspects of life at the time but also offers a glimpse of the deep, passionate love between this couple, no less remarkable than Romeo and Juliet.