Stealing Heaven The Love Story of Heloise and Abelard edition by Marion Meade Literature Fiction eBooks
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In twelfth century France, two of Europe’s greatest minds met and fell in love. It was a love forbidden by the world around them and eventually they were torn apart from each other. But the spark of it remained smoldering inside the lovers until their death and beyond.
Heloise and her tutor, Peter Abelard, share a devotion passionate in its depth and beautiful in its thoughtfulness. They marry, and Heloise bears a son whom she names Astrolabe. However, all of this must be done in secret, for Abelard is forbidden to wed by the church, which considers him a cleric. When the truth of their relationship is exposed, they are separated and punished both in body and soul.
Marion Meade weaves history and fiction together in Stealing Heaven, an epic story of one of history’s most tragic love affairs. With facts pulled from Heloise’s actual love letters, Meade creates a poetic and sensual tapestry of France in the twelfth century.
Heloise and Abelard lived beyond their punishment in quiet contemplation of life and God—Abelard as a monk and Heloise as a nun and the founder of a convent. Her story is one of a brilliant woman, trapped within the confines of her society. But it is also the story of an inspiring love that has lived on throughout history.
Heloise and her tutor, Peter Abelard, share a devotion passionate in its depth and beautiful in its thoughtfulness. They marry, and Heloise bears a son whom she names Astrolabe. However, all of this must be done in secret, for Abelard is forbidden to wed by the church, which considers him a cleric. When the truth of their relationship is exposed, they are separated and punished both in body and soul.
Marion Meade weaves history and fiction together in Stealing Heaven, an epic story of one of history’s most tragic love affairs. With facts pulled from Heloise’s actual love letters, Meade creates a poetic and sensual tapestry of France in the twelfth century.
Heloise and Abelard lived beyond their punishment in quiet contemplation of life and God—Abelard as a monk and Heloise as a nun and the founder of a convent. Her story is one of a brilliant woman, trapped within the confines of her society. But it is also the story of an inspiring love that has lived on throughout history.
Stealing Heaven The Love Story of Heloise and Abelard edition by Marion Meade Literature Fiction eBooks
The story of Héloïse d'Argenteuil and Peter Abélard undoubtedly evokes posterity's romantic longing---that what we hold deepest might last eternally. But even given the spirit of fiction inter-woven with what limited documents exist, "Stealing Heaven" stretches dramatic license a bit too tight and displays some odd anachronisms that appear out of place in 12th century France. For all that I found fault with the book, the title was quite well chosen.There has been a disturbing trend recently to "update" history in both film and some historical fiction to accommodate modern sensibilities, which gives a false impression (and critical understanding) of the past and specific events of that past. Meade fails to give not only due diligence to the core of either Héloïse or Abélard (which was, first and foremost, an intensely passionate embrace of intellectualism), but to the deeper cosmology of the era in which these two lived and breathed. I would go as far as to say it was that very intensity of intellect which ignited the physical between the two, as though each desired to consume the mind through the body of the other.
Although the book is not the worst that could be read in imagining a fiction from sparse fact, I appreciated far more the Chris Bryant screenplay for the Clive Donner film that seems, to all intent and purpose, to have only been titled on the Marion Meade book listed in the opening credits. Although historically diluted, I thought it more balanced in approach with its use of symbolism, a more acceptable cognition of the cosmology of the era and some recognition of the scholastic prowess of these two historic figures.
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Stealing Heaven The Love Story of Heloise and Abelard edition by Marion Meade Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I was fascinated by this story. I'd never heard of Heloise and Abelard. And when I was finished reading, I could not decide whether or not he loved her as intensely as she loved him. I had a difficult time accepting her decision to give up her child for this man. But I realize that life was much different for a female in those times. Still....
I came away not knowing for sure whether I even LIKED Abelard. While I admired Heloise, even with her flaws. (At least I thought they were flaws.) She gave up EVERYTHING for the man she loved. And I can't help but think she got precious little in return. Maybe after the story "sits" on my brain for a while I will change that perception.
I wish I had one-tenth her strength, perseverance and ability to do whatever was necessary for her to survive.
Abelard, to me, took the easy way out. I'm not convinced he meant everything he said to her in his letters.
This is my favorite book of all time. I have read it at least four times and enjoyed every time. I have purchased it twice and loaned it to many friends (who loved it too).
A beautiful love story. I read it many years ago - loved it so much I read it again!!
exactly as described--quick shipment--would buy from again--AAAAA+++++
l love this book!...l fell in love with both heloise and abalard.....l cried at the ending..l felt as though l was there with them...l first read this book in the public library and after reading at least 3xxx's l wanted it on my shelf....l also have a copy of a book on their love letters to each other.....thank you marion meade you have a wonderful gift for writing.....
I love this book. Its one of my favorite stories and is so well written that I could not put it down. A beautiful rendering of a famous love story. Not at all mushy or adolescent. Very well done. This book will never be loaned out to friends because I want to be able to reread it at my leisure. Highly recommended.
Well, I saw the film (1988) first and realized I wouldn't be satisfied until I read the book that inspired it. The film focuses on the love affair and less on the amazing strength possessed by Heloise to straddle the overwhelming clashes of family obligation and the intrusive religious and political arenas, which dictated the confines of her and Peter Abelard's relationship. I've now read other books about the star-crossed couple and I think this author makes the culture and complexities of the times understandable and relevant. If you want to read about the first true feminist - this may be your story!
The story of Héloïse d'Argenteuil and Peter Abélard undoubtedly evokes posterity's romantic longing---that what we hold deepest might last eternally. But even given the spirit of fiction inter-woven with what limited documents exist, "Stealing Heaven" stretches dramatic license a bit too tight and displays some odd anachronisms that appear out of place in 12th century France. For all that I found fault with the book, the title was quite well chosen.
There has been a disturbing trend recently to "update" history in both film and some historical fiction to accommodate modern sensibilities, which gives a false impression (and critical understanding) of the past and specific events of that past. Meade fails to give not only due diligence to the core of either Héloïse or Abélard (which was, first and foremost, an intensely passionate embrace of intellectualism), but to the deeper cosmology of the era in which these two lived and breathed. I would go as far as to say it was that very intensity of intellect which ignited the physical between the two, as though each desired to consume the mind through the body of the other.
Although the book is not the worst that could be read in imagining a fiction from sparse fact, I appreciated far more the Chris Bryant screenplay for the Clive Donner film that seems, to all intent and purpose, to have only been titled on the Marion Meade book listed in the opening credits. Although historically diluted, I thought it more balanced in approach with its use of symbolism, a more acceptable cognition of the cosmology of the era and some recognition of the scholastic prowess of these two historic figures.
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