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Rough Wilderness

The Imaginary Love Poems of the Abbess Heloise

by (author) Rosemary Aubert

Publisher
Quattro Books
Initial publish date
Oct 2011
Category
General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926802671
    Publish Date
    Oct 2011
    List Price
    $4.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781926802411
    Publish Date
    May 2011
    List Price
    $16.95

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Description

Rough Wilderness chronicles one of the most famous tales of love, betrayal and redemption. Heloise and Abelard were medieval scholars whose taboo-breaking affair shocked clerics and fellow scholars and assured the star-crossed pair a place in history. These poems are contemporary in subject and tone, but also explore some of the more complex modes that have come down to us, including sonnets, pantoums, villanelles and others.

About the author

Rosemary Aubert is the author of eleven novels, including the acclaimed Ellis Portal mystery series. Rough Wilderness is her third poetry collection and the second in her series of books of imaginary love poems told in the voices of famous women. Born in Niagara Falls, New York, Rosemary has lived in Toronto for decades and works there as a teacher and literary consultant. Her poems have appeared in some of Canada’s most prestigious literary journals.

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