The Education of Heloise

The Education of Heloise Methods, Content, and Purpose of Learning in the Twelfth Century - Mediaeval Studies

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Publisher's Synopsis

Heloise, 1100-1163, was a woman known for her scholarship as well as for her administrative abilities, highly regarded by her contemporaries. She received an education usually available only to men; she is believed by many to be the only woman of her time to have received such an education. Known now mainly in conjunction with Abelard, this study reveals the real accomplishments of this remarkable woman.

Book information

ISBN: 9780773496576
Publisher: E. Mellen Press
Imprint: E. Mellen Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 370.92
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 188
Weight: 476g
Height: 240mm
Width: 158mm
Spine width: 19mm