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Oxford World's Classics Ser.: The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius...
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- ISBN
- 9780192838834
- Book Title
- Consolation of Philosophy
- Book Series
- Oxford World's Classics Ser.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Format
- Uk-Trade Paper
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Genre
- Philosophy, Self-Help
- Topic
- History & Surveys / Medieval, Personal Growth / Happiness, Religious
- Item Weight
- 3.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0192838830
ISBN-13
9780192838834
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1622685
Product Key Features
Book Title
Consolation of Philosophy
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
History & Surveys / Medieval, Personal Growth / Happiness, Religious
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Philosophy, Self-Help
Book Series
Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
3.5 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in
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Trade
LCCN
98-030457
Reviews
"An excellent introduction and overview of this important thinker's thought and legacy."-Calvin Theological Journal
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
189.4
Synopsis
Boethius composed De Consolation Philosophiae in the sixth century A.D. while awaiting death by torture, condemned on a charge of plotting against Gothic rule, which he protested as manifestly unjust. Though a Christian, Boethius details the true end of life as the soul's knowledge of God, and consoles himself with the tenets of Greek philosophy, not with Christian precepts. Written in a form called Meippean Satire that alternates between prose and verse, Boethius' work often consists of a story told by Ovid or Horace to illustrate the philosophy being expounded. The Consolation of Philosophy dominated the intellectual world of the Middle Ages; it inspired writers as diverse Thomas Aquinas, Jean de Meun, and Dante. 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 demeanor of the author, and the Meippean texture of part prose, part verse have been a fascination for students of philosophy, literature, and religion ever since., Boethius composed the De Consolatione Philosophiae in the sixth century AD whilst awaiting death under torture, 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 in to 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 of part prose, part verse have combined to exercise a fascination over students of philosophy and literature ever since.
LC Classification Number
B659
Copyright Date
2000
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