Pope’s poem is adapted from real people and things. Eloise and Abelard do exist in history. Pierre Abelard (Pierre Abelard) was born in 1079 and was an important French philosopher of that era. His philosophical contribution is mainly the first application of logic to theological theory, which can be regarded as a pioneer of the Renaissance. In 1118, he fell in love with his student Heloise during his tenure as the head of the Catholic school of Notre-Dame de Paris. He was nearly 40 years old at the time, while Eloise was only 18. Eloise's uncle is the Archbishop of Notre Dame (Canon), and she lives in his uncle's house. For the convenience of meeting, Abelard also boarded there. Abelard goes on a date with Eloise in the name of tutoring. Soon, she became pregnant. Fearing that things would be revealed, Abelard took Eloise and fled to the country, where Eloise gave birth to a baby boy. Abrad decided to get married, but the spread of this incident would affect his career development, so he could only get married in secret, and Eloise agreed against his will.
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