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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100198152280
ISBN-139780198152286
eBay Product ID (ePID)1703150
Product Key Features
Number of Pages232 Pages
Publication NameConsolation of Philosophy
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory & Surveys / Medieval, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year1999
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy
AuthorBoethius, P. G. Walsh
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN98-030457
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews'Both the notes and the thorough introduction to the work display Walsh's wide reading, erudition, and ease at addressing non-specialists.'The Classical Outlook, vol.78, no.2, 'Both the notes and the thorough introduction to the work display Walsh's wide reading, erudition, and ease at addressing non-specialists.'The Classical Outlook, vol.78, no.2'This volume fills a significant void in Boethian scholarship by providing the only thorough commentary on the "Consolatio" available in English.'The Classical Outlook, vol.78, no.2, 'This volume fills a significant void in Boethian scholarship by providing the only thorough commentary on the "Consolatio" available in English.'The Classical Outlook, vol.78, no.2
Dewey Decimal189.4
SynopsisBoethius composed the Consolatio Philosophiae in the sixth century AD whilst awaiting death under torture. He had been condemned on a charge of treason which he protested was manifestly unjust. Though a convinced Christian, in detailing the true end of life which is the soul's knowledge of God, he consoled himself not with Christian precepts but with the tenets of Greek philosophy. This work dominated the intellectual world of the Middle Ages; writers as diverse as Thomas Aquinas, Jean de Meun, and Dante were inspired by it. In England it was rendered into Old English by Alfred the Great, into Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer, and later Queen Elizabeth I made her own translation. The circumstances of composition, the heroic demeanour of the author, and the 'Menippean' texture (part prose, part verse; Boethius was a considerable poet) have combined to exercise a fascination over students of philosophy and of literature ever since. Professor Walsh has included an introduction and explanatory notes which combined with his new translation make the text accessible to general readers and scholars alike., The Consolation of Philosophy was composed when its author was awaiting execution on a charge of treason. It outlines the true good at which we should aim: not wealth, high position, or worldly fame, but the knowledge of God, our end and our beginning. Professor Walsh has included an introduction and explanatory notes which combined with his translation make the text accessible to general readers and scholars alike., Boethius composed the Consolatio Philosophiae in the sixth century AD whilst awaiting death under torture. The circumstances of composition, the heroic demeanor of the author, and the Menippean' texture have combined to exercise a fascination over students of philosophy and of literature ever since. Professor Walsh has included an introduction and explanatory notes which combined with his new translation make the text accessible to general readers and scholars alike.
LC Classification NumberB659.D472E5 1999
