Table of Contents

The Quest for Heloise: Her Return to the Paraclete Before the Paraclete: Her Early Years The Paraclete in its Larger Setting The Collaboration of Heloise and Abelard Heloise the Abbess: The Expansion of the Paraclete Heloise the Abbess: The Shaping of Communal Life Heloise the Teacher: The Problemata Heloissae and Scriptural Studies at the Paraclete Communities, Collaborations, and Creativity: Women's Initiatives in Twelfth-Century Culture Ductrix et Magistra: The Achievement of Heloise 'The Twists of the Heart': The Question of Heloise

About the Author

MARY MARTIN MCLAUGHLIN One of the world's pre-eminent scholars of the medieval period. Now retired, she has taught at Wellesley and Vassar (USA) and is the recipient of numerous awards and grants. She has been working on Heloise for almost 25 years. BONNIE WHEELER Teaches at Southern Methodist University (USA) where she directs the Medieval Studies Program. She is executive editor of Arthuriana and President of the Council of Editors of Learned Journals.

Reviews

Heloise and the Paraclete provides the first full-length study of the brilliant Heloise, a monumental figure of the Middle Ages. A crucial book.' - Bonnie Wheeler, Southern Methodist University