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In Extremis

7 Male, 6 Female

Howard Brenton Price: $16.95

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This is the true-life love story of Héloïse and Abelard,
dramatised by the author of

Paul

and

The Romans in Britain

A new spirit of philosophical and religious enquiry is growing in 12th-century France. In its vanguard is the brilliant Peter Abelard, a man of great learning, independence of mind, and sensuality

He starts a war of ideas with the powerful Abbot and Pope-maker, Bernard of Clairvaux, the arch-priest of medieval mysticism and austerity

But when Abelard begins a wild affair with his equally brilliant but disastrously connected student Héloïse, his enemies find just the pretext they need to destroy him

Through the joy and suffering of one of the greatest love stories of the Middle Ages, Howard Brenton explores the relationships between logic and religion, humanism and fundamentalism, faith and power

‘A passionate, bracing play of ideas that has topical urgency as well as historical fascination’ ~ Financial Times

‘Romeo and Juliet with more brains ... Brenton peers into medieval mindsets with an unashamedly modern sensibility. Highly recommended’ ~ Daily Telegraph

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