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Title	:	The Story of My Misfortunes
Author	:	Pierre Abélard
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 128 pages
Published	:	August 4th 2005 by Dover Publications (first published 1135)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Philosophy. Biography. History. Historical. Medieval. Classics. Cultural. France

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In this classic of medieval literature, a brilliant and daring thinker relates the spellbinding story of his philosophical and spiritual enlightenment--and the tale of his tragic personal life as well. Peter Abélard paints an absorbing portrait of monastic and scholastic life in twelfth-century Paris, while also recounting the circumstances and consequences of one of history’s most famous love stories--his doomed romance with Heloise.
Considered the founder of the University of Paris, Abélard was instrumental in promoting the use of the dialectical method in Western education. He regarded theology as the "handmaiden" of knowledge and believed that through reason, people could attain a greater knowledge of God. "By doubting," he declared, "we come to inquire, and by inquiry we arrive at truth." Abélard's tendency to leave questions open for discussion made him a target for frequent charges of heresy, and all his works were eventually included in the church's Index of Forbidden Books. Unfortunately, Abélard’s reputation as a philosopher is often overshadowed by his renown as a lover.
In addition to its value as a scholarly treatise, The Story of My Misfortunes offers the rare opportunity to observe a legendary romance from the point of view of one of its participants.

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Original Title:	Historia Calamitatum (Abaelardi ad Amicum Suum Consolatoria)
ISBN:	0486444015 (ISBN13: 9780486444017)
Edition Language:	English

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I read this book in order to do research for an essay in my book The Modern Salonnière. The essay was inspired by a pilgrimage I made to the tomb of Héloïse and Abélard in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris after being fascinated by their story for decades. It was eye-opening to see how arrogant he remained even after he had been cut down to size by her uncle, quite literally, of course. If you don't know the full weight of their tragic story, I excerpted the essay from the book here:

I know how I'm supposed to feel about this great classic of medieval literature. There should be some sympathy for the sufferings of Abelard, as well as mooning over the great love of his life, Heloise. In fact, it's just another case of a man who couldn't keep it in his pants, or tunic as the case may be.My blog:The Interstitial Readerhttps://theintersititialreader.wordpr...

People tryna kill me because my logical proofs are cleverer than theirs

Peter Abelard was not well loved by his contemporaries - they were afraid of his new scholastic approach to analyzing fine points of scripture; they resented the brilliance and creativity of his mind; they were furious at his popularity with the young students at the University in Paris. Of course, his dalliance with Heloise gave them ammunition to discredit him - not only did he lose his cojones - he lost his position as lecturer and served out the rest of his days as abbot of a monastery.

I've never understood why the story of Abelard and Heloise is considered romantic. Abelard was a self-centered whiner who seems to have had no reservations about violating his monastic vows and the trust of his employer. He finagled a teaching position with the plan of beating his student so that she would give into his sexual demands: he had entrusted a tender lamb to the care of a ravenous wolf. When he had thus given her into my charge, not alone to be taught but even to be disciplined, what

I found Abelard to be egotistical and obnoxious. He has a real victim complex and really pats himself on the back for totally taking advantage of Heloise, who has a totally different version of things.

intellectuals and a pioneer of scholastic philosophy! The book, also called Histria Calamitatum, narrates Abelards life of challenge and threats, sad and tragic events, and the frequent attacks (and persecutions) against his instructions and interpretations, as a teacher, philosopher, and lover of Heloise. His misfortunes included many, for example, one of his books on theology that addressed the nature of Trinity was burned by the authority/Council; he suffered from the envy of many rivals,