Synopsis:

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 Heloise, his enemies find just the pretext they need to destroy him.

'A passionate, bracing play of ideas that has topical urgency as well as historical fascination' – Financial Times

'Romeo and Juliet with more brains... Highly recommended' – Daily Telegraph