- There is a tomb in Pere-Lachaise cemetery that is the place of body remains of a couple in love. This tomb belongs to Heloise (1101-1164) and Abelard (1079-1142). Heloise (female) was 21 years younger than Abelard (male). Both of them aged for 63 years.
- On one of my travels in Paris, I visited this tomb for the first time. I knew nothing about them at that time.
- Later, I heard Mrs. Fazaeli their names in a meeting and I got more interested in their real and wonderful story of life.
- I have recently finished reading the book “a research in love letter of Heloise and Abelard” by dear writer, Jalal Sattari. After reading the book, something crossed my mind that I say here.
Before telling the idea, I should say that there is a statue of Abelard (French philosopher, intellectual and writer) in Louvre museum. There is also some information about this couple of 12th C. in the following site.
http://www.abelardandheloise.com
- The idea: it came into my mind it’s a good idea if a cultural-literal great event is held in Paris on the occasion of this couple’s 900th wedding anniversary in 2020.
This event can analyze the ancient stories of love in the form of film, music, literature, painting, plastic arts etc. This event in various parts can consider the quality and the reasons of creating the famous examples of love in different lands.
Think of narrating the love stories of Sheikh Sanan and Christian girl, Vamaq and Azra, Khosro and Shirin, Bijan and Manijeh, Leili and Majnoon in Iranian culture, accompanying the famous lovers of world (some of them are listed in the following) in the form of painting, film and music creates much passion and excitement and a dynamic literal and narrative dialogue among different cultures.
This event can be the wedding ceremony of all the lovers of stories in the world.
See the list of some well-known lovers in stories:
Abelard & Heloise
Sheherazade & King Shahryar
Krishna & Radha
Lancelot & Guinevere
Romeo & Juliet
Scarlett O’Hara & Rhett Butler
Heer & Ranjha
Robert & Elizabeth Browning
Sohni and Mahiwal
Shakuntala and Dushyant
Dhola & Maaru
Acme & Septimus
Aphrodite & Adonis
Aphrodite & Ares
Apollos & Daphne
Tristan & Isolde
Jane Eyre and Edward Rochester
Apasia & Pericles
Atalanta & Hippomenes
Baucis & Philemon
Diarmuid & Grainne
Echo & Narcissus
Granida & Daifilo
Giuseppe & Anita Garibaldi
Herakles & Omphale
Hero & Leander
Vertumnus & Pomona
Jean Paget & Joe Harman
Niulang & Zhinü
Orpheus & Eurydice
Othello & Desdemona
Paolo & Francesca
Perseus & Andromeda
Petrarch & Laura
Pierrot & Pierrette
Procris & Cephalus
Pygmalion & Galatea
Pyramus & Thisbe
Robin Hood & Maid Marian
Tarzan & Jane
Translated By: Somayeh Mahdavi Nia
