Name: The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, Ancius
SKU: P805846427399
Availability: InStock

Book

The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, Ancius

SKU:P805846427399
Category:Book

Free shipping on orders over $40!
Secure Payment: Guaranteed safe & secure checkout with encrypted protection.
Return within 30 days. Duties & taxes non-refundable.

Description
Reviews (0)

Author: Boethius, Ancius

English

Published on 25 November 1999 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 192 pages
198 x 127 x 13 | 148g

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in Pavia, it was to the Greek philosophers that he turned. THE CONSOLATION was 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. Her instruction on the nature of fortune and happiness, good and evil, fate and free will, restore his health and bring him to enlightenment. THE CONSOLATION was extremely popular throughout medieval Europe and his ideas were influential on the thought of Chaucer and Dante.

Add a Review

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Products

Sale

Shopping Cart

Menu

The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, Ancius