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Consolation of Philosophy

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Description for Consolation of Philosophy Paperback. Translator(s): Relihan, Joel C. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Entirely faithful to Boethius' Latin; Relihan's translation makes the philosophy of the Consolation intelligible to readers; it gives equal weight to the poetry--in fact, Relihan's metrical translation of Boethius' metro are themselves contributions of the first moment to Boethian studies. Boethius finally has a translator equal to his prodigious talents and his manifold vision. --Joseph Pucci, Brown University

Product Details

Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
307g
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872205833
SKU
V9780872205833
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About Boethius
Joel C. Relihan is Professor of Classics, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts. He is also author of The Prisoner's Philosophy: Life and Death in Boethius' Consolation (The University of Notre Dame Press, 2006).

Reviews for Consolation of Philosophy
Relihan's edition of the Consolation offers both student and scholar a felicitous text, expertly translated from the original Latin, richly supplemented throughout with a critical apparatus, and generously embellished with explanatory notes for each prose and metric portion; he offers an Introduction of clear-sighted analysis, and an inclusive, text-referential glossary. Relihan's translation should now be the standard text for classroom ... Read more

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