{"product_id":"2940013469389","title":"GREAT WOMEN","description":"CONTENTS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHÉLOÏSE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLOVE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLove, the flower of Eden\u003cbr\u003eThe two Venuses of Socrates\u003cbr\u003eThe Venus Urania\u003cbr\u003eThe memory of Héloïse cherished\u003cbr\u003eHer birth and education\u003cbr\u003eHer extraordinary gifts\u003cbr\u003eHer aspirations\u003cbr\u003ePeter Abélard\u003cbr\u003eHis wonderful genius\u003cbr\u003eHis early scholastic triumphs\u003cbr\u003eAbélard at Paris\u003cbr\u003eHis wit and flippancy\u003cbr\u003eHis scepticism\u003cbr\u003eHis successes\u003cbr\u003eHis love for Héloïse\u003cbr\u003eHis mad infatuation\u003cbr\u003eScandal of the intimacy\u003cbr\u003eDisinterestedness of Héloïse\u003cbr\u003eSecret marriage of Abélard and Héloïse\u003cbr\u003eMarriage discovered\u003cbr\u003eRetirement of Héloïse and Abélard to separate convents\u003cbr\u003eHis renewed labors\u003cbr\u003eHis brilliant success\u003cbr\u003ePersecution of Abélard\u003cbr\u003eLetters to Héloïse\u003cbr\u003eHéloïse cannot conquer her love\u003cbr\u003eHer high social position\u003cbr\u003eHer blameless life\u003cbr\u003eLoves of Héloïse and Abélard analyzed\u003cbr\u003eGreatness of sentiment\u003cbr\u003eLast days of Abélard\u003cbr\u003eHis retreat to Cluny\u003cbr\u003ePeter the Venerable\u003cbr\u003eGrief of Héloïse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOAN OF ARC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHEROIC WOMEN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeroic qualities of women in the Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003eExtraordinary appearance of Joan of Arc\u003cbr\u003eHer early days\u003cbr\u003eHer visions\u003cbr\u003eCritical state of France at this period\u003cbr\u003eAppreciated by Joan\u003cbr\u003eWho resolves to come to the rescue of her king and country\u003cbr\u003eDifficulties which surrounded her\u003cbr\u003eHer services finally accepted\u003cbr\u003eHer faith in her mission\u003cbr\u003eHer pure and religious life\u003cbr\u003eJoan sets out for the deliverance of Orleans\u003cbr\u003eSucceeds in entering the city\u003cbr\u003eJoan raises the siege of Orleans\u003cbr\u003eAdmiration of the people for her\u003cbr\u003eVeneration for women among the Germanic nations\u003cbr\u003eJoan marches to the siege of Rheims\u003cbr\u003eDifficulty of the enterprise\u003cbr\u003eHesitation of the king\u003cbr\u003eRheims and other cities taken\u003cbr\u003eCoronation of Charles\u003cbr\u003eMission of the Maid fulfilled\u003cbr\u003eSuccessive military mistakes\u003cbr\u003eCapture of Joan\u003cbr\u003eIndifference and ingratitude of the King\u003cbr\u003eTrial of Joan for heresy and witchcraft\u003cbr\u003eCruelty of the English to her\u003cbr\u003eThe diabolical persecution\u003cbr\u003eMartyrdom of Joan\u003cbr\u003eTardy justice to her memory\u003cbr\u003eEffects of the martyrdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSAINT THERESA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRELIGIOUS ENTHUSIASM.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePleasures of the body the aim of Paganism\u003cbr\u003eAim of Christianity to elevate the soul\u003cbr\u003eMistakes of monastic life\u003cbr\u003eThe age of Saint Theresa\u003cbr\u003eHer birth and early training\u003cbr\u003eMediaeval piety\u003cbr\u003eTheresa sent to a convent to be educated\u003cbr\u003eHer poor health\u003cbr\u003eReligious despotism of the Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003eTheir gloom and repulsiveness\u003cbr\u003eFaith and repentance divorced\u003cbr\u003eCatholic theology\u003cbr\u003eTheresa becomes a nun\u003cbr\u003eHer serious illness\u003cbr\u003eHer religious experience\u003cbr\u003eThe Confessions of Saint Augustine\u003cbr\u003eThe religious emancipation of Theresa\u003cbr\u003eHer canticles\u003cbr\u003eHer religious rhapsodies\u003cbr\u003eTheresa seeks to found a convent\u003cbr\u003eOpposition to her\u003cbr\u003eHer discouragements\u003cbr\u003eHer final success\u003cbr\u003eReformation of the Carmelite order\u003cbr\u003eConvent of St. Joseph\u003cbr\u003eDeath of Saint Theresa\u003cbr\u003eWritings of Saint Theresa\u003cbr\u003eHer submission to authority\u003cbr\u003eHer independence\u003cbr\u003eCompared with Madame Guyon\u003cbr\u003eHer posthumous influence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMADAME DE MAINTENON.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE POLITICAL WOMAN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBirth of Madame de Maintenon\u003cbr\u003eHer early life\u003cbr\u003eMarriage with Scarron\u003cbr\u003eGoverness of Montespan's children\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to the King\u003cbr\u003eHer incipient influence over him\u003cbr\u003eContrast of Maintenon with Montespan\u003cbr\u003eFriendship of the King for Madame de Maintenon\u003cbr\u003eMade mistress of the robes to the Dauphiness\u003cbr\u003ePrivate marriage with Louis XIV\u003cbr\u003eReasons for its concealment\u003cbr\u003eUnbounded power of Madame de Maintenon\u003cbr\u003eGrandeur of Versailles\u003cbr\u003eGreat men of the court\u003cbr\u003eThe King's love of pomp and ceremony\u003cbr\u003eSources of his power\u003cbr\u003eHis great mistakes\u003cbr\u003eThe penalties he reaped\u003cbr\u003eSecret of Madame de Maintenon's influence\u003cbr\u003eHer mistakes\u003cbr\u003eReligious intolerance\u003cbr\u003eRevocation of the Edict of Nantes\u003cbr\u003ePersecution of the Protestants\u003cbr\u003eInfluence of Bossuet\u003cbr\u003eFoundation of the school of St. Cyr\u003cbr\u003eInfluence of Madame de Maintenon on education\u003cbr\u003eInfluence of Madame de Maintenon on morals\u003cbr\u003eInfluence of Madame de Maintenon on the court\u003cbr\u003eHer reign a usurpation\u003cbr\u003eHer greatness of character\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSARAH, DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE WOMAN OF THE WORLD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Duchess of Marlborough compared with Madame de Maintenon\u003cbr\u003eBirth and early influence\u003cbr\u003eJohn Churchill\u003cbr\u003eMarriage of Churchill and Sarah Jennings\u003cbr\u003eColonel Churchill made a peer\u003cbr\u003eThe Princess Anne\u003cbr\u003eLady Churchill\u003cbr\u003eTheir friendship\u003cbr\u003eCoronation of William and Mary\u003cbr\u003eCharacter of William III\u003cbr\u003eTreason of the Earl of Marlborough\u003cbr\u003eEnergy and sagacity of the Queen\u003cbr\u003eNaval victory of La Hogue\u003cbr\u003eTemporary retirement of Marlborough","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145647833328,"sku":"2940013469389","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013469389_p0.jpg?v=1763581820","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013469389","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}