De consolatione philosophiae
First published 1483
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Boethius composed the De Consolatione Philosophiae in the sixth century A. D. 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.
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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 of part prose, part verse (Boethius was a considerable poet) have combined to exercise a fascination over students of philosophy and literature ever since.
The book should therefore prove to be of value to students and scholars of classics, philosophy, and religion as well as to more general readers.
Source: Open Library
Book information
- Author
- Boethius
- First published
- 1483
- Edition
- The Consolation of Philosophy
- Publisher
- IndyPublish
- Language
- ENG
- ISBN-13
- 9781428024083