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Sep 2, 2023 · Eloisa to Abelard (1717) is a poem by Alexander Pope. It is an Ovidian heroic epistle inspired by the 12th-century story of Héloïse 's illicit love for, and secret marriage to, her teacher Pierre Abélard , perhaps the most popular teacher and philosopher in Paris, and the brutal vengeance that her family exacts when they castrate him, even ...
By Alexander Pope. In these deep solitudes and awful cells, Where heav'nly-pensive contemplation dwells, And ever-musing melancholy reigns; What means this tumult in a vestal's veins? Why rove my thoughts beyond this last retreat? Why feels my heart its long-forgotten heat? Yet, yet I love!—From Abelard it came, And Eloisa yet must kiss the name.
Sep 5, 2023 · Outside of the literary elements found in the poem, the important quotes lie in Eloisa’s tormenting choice: mortal love or spiritual eternity. Nor envy them, that heav'n I lose for thee.
Eloisa to Abelard Quotes Showing 1-11 of 11. “How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d”. ― Alexander Pope, Eloisa to Abelard. tags: innocence.
- Alexander Pope
- 1965
Eloisa to Abelard is a verse epistle by Alexander Pope that was published in 1717 and based on a well-known medieval story. Itself an imitation of a Latin poetic genre, its immediate fame resulted in a large number of English imitations throughout the rest of the century and other poems more loosely based on its themes thereafter.
- Alexander Pope
- 1965
Pope's poem is an imagining of a letter from Eloisa in which she anguishes over the fact that despite her continuing love for Abélard, his emasculation has rendered him unable to physically return her love.
Eloisa to Abelard Quotes - Alexander Pope - Lib Quotes. 6 Sourced Quotes. View all Alexander Pope Quotes. How happy is the blameless Vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Alexander Pope. How shall I lose the sin, yet keep the sense, And love th'offender, yet detest th'offence? Alexander Pope.
