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The Consolation of Philosophy: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics)

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Author Ancius Boethius

Format Paperback

Publisher Penguin Classics

Category Philosophy

"An eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, Boethius (c. AD 475-525) was also an exceptional Greek scholar and it was to the Greek philosophers that he turned when he fell from favour and was imprisoned in Pavia. Written in the period leading up to his brutal execution, it 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, restores his health and brings him to enlightenment." "The clarity of Boethius's thought and his breadth of vision made The Consolation of Philosophy hugely popular throughout medieval Europe and his ideas suffused the thought of Chaucer and Dante. This translation makes it accessible to the modern reader while losing nothing of Boethius's poetic artistry and philosophical brilliance."--BOOK JACKET.

Authors

Ancius Boethius

Additional Info

  • Release Date: 1999-05-01
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780140447804
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