Abelard, a twelfth-century theologian, was one of the pioneers of epistolary novels, a genre of literature in which the story is told through a series of letters. His most famous work, The Story of My Misfortunes, is an epistolary novel in which he recounts his love affair with Heloise.
The Enlightened Minds of Peter Abelard: Unravel the Legacy of a Remarkable French Scholar