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- Condition
- Very Good
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- “pages clean; previous owners' names inside cover and on front page. Strong binding.”
- ISBN
- 9780198152286
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198152280
ISBN-13
9780198152286
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1703150
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Publication Name
Consolation of Philosophy
Language
English
Subject
History & Surveys / Medieval, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Philosophy
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
98-030457
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
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 Decimal
189.4
Synopsis
Boethius 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 Number
B659.D472E5 1999
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