The Consolation of Philosophy
An eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, Boethius was also an exceptional Greek scholar, and it was to the Greek philosophers that he turned when he fell from favor and was imprisoned in Pavia. Written in the period leading up to his brutal execution, The Consolation of Philosophy is a dialogue of alternating prose and verse between the ailing prisoner and his nurse, Philosophy, whose instruction on the nature of fortune and happiness, good and evil, fate and free will, restore his health and bring him to enlightenment.The clarity of Boethius's thought and his breadth of vision made this work hugely popular throughout medi…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-14-044780-4
- EAN: 9780140447804
- Produktnummer: 8427974
- Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.7 cm x D1.3 cm 146 g
- Abbildungen: bibliography, glossary
- Gewicht: 146
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Ancius Boethius (c. A.D.480-524) was a Roman philosopher and is considered one of the last authentic representatives of the classical world, in both his life and writings. It is through Boethius' translations that the knowledge of Aristotle has survived in the West. Victor Watts read Classics and English at Merton College Oxford. He is Master of Grey College and part-time Senior Lecturer in the School of English and Linguistics at Durham University.
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