The Consolation of Philosophy - Couverture souple

Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192838830 ISBN 13 : 9780192838834

Editeur : Oxford Paperbacks, 2000

Synopsis

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.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Revue de presse

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)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192838830
• ISBN 13: 9780192838834
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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