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Description. On the Consolation of Philosophy was written in AD 523 during a one-year imprisonment Boethius served while awaiting trial—and eventual execution—for the alleged crime of treason under the Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great.
Dec 11, 2004 · Philosophy wipes away the tears that have clouded his eyesight.—CH. III. Boethius recognises his mistress Philosophy. To his wondering inquiries she explains her presence, and recalls to his mind the persecutions to which Philosophy has oftentimes from of old been subjected by an ignorant world.
The Consolation of Philosophy, by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, written in prison while he awaited execution by Theodoric, ruler of Rome, was the most popular and influential philosophical work, especially among laymen, from the sixth to the eighteenth centuries. Chaucer translated it into English, as did King Alfred before him, and Queen ...
May 6, 2005 · 5. The Consolation of Philosophy: The Argument of Books I–V.2. The Consolation of Philosophy presents interpretative difficulties of a different order from the logical works or the theological treatises. Unlike them, it is written in an elaborate literary form: it consists of a dialogue between Boethius, sitting in his prison-cell awaiting ...
Dec 11, 2004 · Boethius, 480-525? Translator: James, H. R. (Henry Rosher), 1862-1931: Title: The Consolation of Philosophy Credits: Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Karina Aleksandrova and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Language: English: LoC Class: B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Subject: Philosophy and religion Subject: Happiness Category ...
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About. Summary. Written in the 6th century, The Consolation of Philosophy is the best-known--and most profound--work of the Christian theologian and philosopher St. Boethius. He composed this great work while he was unjustly imprisoned, directly before his unlawful execution.
Boethius | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Boethius (480-524) Boethius was a prolific Roman scholar of the sixth century AD who played an important role in transmitting Greek science and philosophy to the medieval Latin world. His most influential work is The Consolation of Philosophy.
