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Chapters X-XII
| Content Provider | Librivox |
|---|---|
| Author | Abélard, Pierre |
| Abstract | Autobiographies from remote historical periods can be especially fascinating.Modes of self-presentation vary greatly across the centuries, as of course doesthe very concept of Self. Peter Abelard, the medieval philosopher and composer, here gives a concisebut vivid survey of his notoriously calamitous life. The work is couched in theform of a letter to an afflicted friend. Abelard's abrasively competitive, oftenarrogant personality emerges at once in the brief Foreword, where he informs hiscorrespondent: "(I)n comparing your sorrows with mine, you may discover thatyours are in truth nought.. and so shall you come to bear them the more easily."(Summary by Martin Geeson) |
| Related Links | http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14268 http://archive.org/details/story_misfortunes_0909 |
| File Format | MP2 / MPA / MP3 |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | The Story of My Misfortunes (or: Historia Calamitatum) |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | memoirs nonfiction biography & autobiography |
| Alternative Title | The Story of My Misfortunes (or: Historia Calamitatum) - Chapters X-XII |
| Content Type | Audio |
| Resource Type | Audiobook |