Helen Waddell
Waddell was an Ulster medievalist and novelist whose Peter Abelard is one of the finest historical novels of its period, reconstructing the world of twelfth-century Paris and the tragedy of Abelard and Heloise with great learning and feeling.
Works
- Peter AbelardNovel of the medieval philosopher Peter Abelard and his tragic love affair
- The Wandering ScholarsScholarly study of wandering medieval poets and their lives
- Beasts and SaintsCollection of medieval stories of animals and Christian saints
- Medieval Latin LyricsTranslations and study of lyrical poetry from medieval Latin writers
- The Desert FathersSpiritual collection of desert monks' teachings and apophthegms