Rough Wilderness
The Imaginary Love Poems of the Abbess Heloise
- Publisher
- Quattro Books
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2011
- Category
- General
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781926802671
- Publish Date
- Oct 2011
- List Price
- $4.95
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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.
