Consolation of Philosophy (Classics) - Hardcover

Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0900000430 ISBN 13: 9780900000430

Publisher: Centaur Press, 1963

Synopsis

The book called 'The Consolation of Philosophy' was throughout the Middle Ages, and down to the beginnings of the modern epoch in the sixteenth century, the scholar's familiar companion. Few books have exercised a wider influence in their time. It has been translated into every European tongue, and into English nearly a dozen times, from King Alfred's paraphrase to the translations of Lord Preston, Causton, Ridpath, and Duncan, in the eighteenth century. The belief that what once pleased so widely must still have some charm is my excuse for attempting the present translation. The great work of Boethius, with its alternate prose and verse, skilfully fitted together like dialogue and chorus in a Greek play, is unique in literature, and has a pathetic interest from the time and circumstances of its composition. It ought not to be forgotten. Those who can go to the original will find their reward.

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About the Author

An aristocratic scholar and philosopher and one of the most influential members of the court of the Ostrogoth ruler Theodoric, Boethius (born c. 480 AD) was arrested for alleged treason (which he denied). During his confinement in northern Italy, he wrote his masterpiece, "The Consolation of Philosophy," a work in which he considers universal issues. Executed in about 526 AD.

Edition details

• Publisher: Centaur Press
• Publication date: 1963
• ISBN 10: 0900000430
• ISBN 13: 9780900000430
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 120
• Editor: Anderson William