Letters of Peter Abelard, Beyond the Personal

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments ix Abbreviations xi Map of Abelard’s France xii General Introduction: Life and Works xiii part i. Heloise and the Nuns of the Paraclete 1. letter nine. To the Nuns of the Paraclete 3 Letter Nine 10 2. prefaces to the Three Books of The Paraclete Hymnal 34 Preface to the First Book 40 Preface to the Second Book 47 Preface to the Third Book 50 3. dedication letter to The Commentary on the Six Days of Creation 52 Dedication Letter 60 4. letter sixteen. Prologue to The Sermons 64 Letter Sixteen 70 part ii. Bernard of Clairvaux 5. letter ten. To Bernard of Clairvaux 75 Letter Ten 85 6. letter fifteen. To His Comrades, against Abbot Bernard 99 Letter Fifteen 108 7. apologia against Bernard of Clairvaux 111 Apologia 116 part iii. Other Controversies 8. letter eleven. To Abbot Adam and the Monks of St. Denis 133 Letter Eleven 138 9. letter twelve. To a Regular Canon 147 Letter Twelve 158 10. letter thirteen. To an Ignoramus in the Field of Dialectic 175 Letter Thirteen 179 11. letter fourteen. To Bishop G[ilbert] and the Clergy of Paris 188 Letter Fourteen 194 Bibliography 197 General Index 219 Index of Scriptural References 231 viii   contents ...