Isle of Wonder

It started with being a dumping ground for my extraneous projects in Medieval Studies while I was in university, now it is whatever subject I am moved by regarding literature, history or language.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Abelard and Heloise

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"In my case, the pleasures of lovers which we shared have been too sweet - they cannot displease me, and can scarcely shift from m...
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Sunday, February 21, 2010

The Story of Peter Abelard.

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Pierre Le Pallet was born around 1079 in, what was then, Brittany, the oldest son of a minor Breton nobleman. He renounced all of his ...
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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Valentine's Day

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Back in the Middle Ages, or at least for most of it or in most countries, February 14 was nothing. There is some suggestion that Valen...
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

John Gower

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John Gower is an author from the 14th century who has been largely forgotten by modern readers. I doubt there are any books, that he w...
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The Red Witch
Southern Ontario, Canada
Heritage worker and Researcher. M.A. in Medieval Studies.
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