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The Consolation of Philosophy
Boethius
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Description for The Consolation of Philosophy
Paperback. One of the most influential texts to come out of the late Middle Ages. Editor(s): Langston, Douglas C. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
The Consolation of Philosophy occupies a central place in the history of Western thought. Its author, Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (ca. 476-526 c.e.), was a Roman philosopher, scholar, and statesman who wrote The Consolation of Philosophy while in a remote prison awaiting his execution on dubious political charges. The text of this Norton Critical Edition is based on the translation by Richard H. Green. It is accompanied by the editor's preface and full-scale introduction to the work, the translator's preface, and explanatory annotations. Contexts reprints selections from the texts that Boethius drew upon for his own work. These ... Read more
The Consolation of Philosophy occupies a central place in the history of Western thought. Its author, Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (ca. 476-526 c.e.), was a Roman philosopher, scholar, and statesman who wrote The Consolation of Philosophy while in a remote prison awaiting his execution on dubious political charges. The text of this Norton Critical Edition is based on the translation by Richard H. Green. It is accompanied by the editor's preface and full-scale introduction to the work, the translator's preface, and explanatory annotations. Contexts reprints selections from the texts that Boethius drew upon for his own work. These ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Norton Critical Editions
Condition
New
Weight
221g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393930719
SKU
V9780393930719
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About Boethius
Douglas C. Langston is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at New College of Florida. He is the author of God's Willing Knowledge: The Influence of Scotus' Analysis of Omniscience and Conscience and Other Virtues: From Bonaventure to MacIntyre. His articles have appeared in The Journal of Religious Studies, Franciscan Studies, Medieval Philosophy and Theology, and The Southern Journal of Philosophy, ... Read more
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