Consolation of Philosophy

ISBN: 0140447806

EAN: 9780140447804

Category: Philosophy / History & Surveys / Medieval

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 05/08/2000

Age Range: 18-UP

Synopsis: Why else does slippery Fortune change So much, and punishment more fit For crime oppress the innocent? Written in prison before his brutal execution in AD 524, Boethiuss The Consolation of Philosophyis a conversation between the ailing prisoner and his nurse Philosophy, whose instruction restores him to health and brings him to enlightenment. Boethius was an eminent public figure who had risen to great political heights in the court of King Theodoric when he was implicated in conspiracy and condemned to death. Although a Christian, it was to the pagan Greek philosophers that he turned for inspiration following his abrupt fall from grace. With great clarity of thought and philosophical brilliance, Boethius adopted the classical model of the dialogue to debate the vagaries of Fortune, and to explore the nature of happiness, good and evil, fate and free will. Victor Wattss English translation makes The Consolation of Philosophyaccessible to the modern reader while losing nothing of its poetic artistry and breadth of vision. This edition includes an introduction discussing Boethiuss life and writings, a bibliography, glossary and notes.

Consolation of Philosophy

Illustrated: Yes

Format: UK-B Format Paperback

Height: 0.43 inches

Width: 5.08 inches

Length: 7.8 inches

Weight: 5.11 oz

Pages: 192