Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Consolation of PhilosophyCondition: NewEAN: 9780199540549ISBN: 9780199540549Publisher: Oxford University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 07/10/2008Item Height: 197mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 11mmLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0199540543Description: Boethius composed the De Consolatione Philosophiae in the sixth century AD whilst awaiting death under torture, condemned on a charge of treason which he protested was manifestly unjust. Though a convinced Christian, in detailing the true end of life which is the soul's knowledge of God, he consoled himself not with Christian precepts but with the tenets of Greek philosophy. This work dominated the intellectual world of the Middle Ages; writers as diverse as Thomas Aquinas, Jean de Meun, and Dante were inspired by it. In England it was rendered in to Old English by Alfred the Great, into Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer, and later Queen Elizabeth I made her own translation. The circumstances of composition, the heroic demeanour of the author, and the 'Menippean' texture of part prose, part verse have combined to exercise a fascination over students of philosophy and literature ever since. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityBook Series: Oxford World's ClassicsAuthor: BoethiusContributor: Peter Walsh (Edited and translated by)Item Weight: 179gRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Consolation of Philosophy
Title: The Consolation of Philosophy
EAN: 9780199540549
ISBN: 9780199540549
Release Date: 07/10/2008
Release Year: 2008
ISBN-10: 0199540543
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Contributor: Peter Walsh (Edited and translated by)
Book Title: Consolation of Philosophy
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: Personal Growth / Happiness, Religious, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: Philosophy, Self-Help
Item Weight: 6.3 Oz
Item Length: 7.8 in
Author: Boethius, P. G. Walsh
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Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
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