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Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in Pavia, it was to the Greek philosophers that he turned. THE CONSOLATION was written in the period leading up to his brutal execution. It is a dialogue of alternating prose and verse between the ailing prisoner and his 'nurse' Philosophy. Her instruction on the nature of fortune and happiness, good and evil, fate and free will, restore his health and bring him to enlightenment. THE CONSOLATION was extremely popular throughout medieval Europe and his ideas were influential on the thought of Chaucer and Dante.
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Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in Pavia, it was to the Greek philosophers that he turned. "The Consolation" was written in the period leading up to his brutal execution. It is a dialogue of alternating prose and verse between the ailing prisoner and his 'nurse' Philosophy. Her instruction on the nature of fortune and happiness, good and evil, fate and free will, restore his health and bring him to enlightenment. "The Consolation" was extremely popular throughout medieval Europe and his ideas were influential on the thought of Chaucer and Dante.
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The Consolation of Philosophy (Penguin Classics) by Boethius, Victor Watts (Translator) is one of the last novels from the antiquity and in a way an introduction to early Christian thought. The idea that plays the most central part in the novel is not theology but the concept that a man/woman can overcome difficult circumstances if they are in the right mindset to do so. Even if I do not entirely agree that this can always work; I do find his courage, whilst he was facing a certain death, to be both admirable and courageous.
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A stunning work of combined Chistian and pagan thought, and a testament to personal courage in the face of physical annihilation. I found this book to be excellent at bringing me out of a deep despair.
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The Consolation of Philosophy is the last work that can be described as classical. Boethius, a Christian scholar (De Tractes)and public servant, penned the Consolation while awaiting death by torture on the orders of Theodoric, Ostrogothic King of Italy. Boethius consoled himself by writing an allegory in which Philosophy, in the bodily form of his nurse, comes to him to clarify his mind, weighed down with unhappieness over his misfortune. The style is called the Menippian Satire, which alternates prose sections with short verse stanzas that serve to reinforce the points made in the subsequent prose. Philosophy shows Boethius that he is not abused by Fortune because, as Boethius agrees that God exists, that He is good, and all-powerful, that nothing can happen which God does not permit. His treatment of divine foreknowledge and free will is sublime, as is his discourse on Time and Eternity. Boethius is heavily indebted to Plato for much of his natural theology. This book became the bedside companion of many people, and was translated by Alfred the Great and Elizabeth I. All this, in a work that runs less than 100 pages, depending on the edition.
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A gripping book
Axel Boethius wrote this book under the most horrifying circumstances imaginable; while awaiting his own rather grisly execution. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. März 2000 von D. Roberts
Boethius and The Consolation
This is a must for any student of philosophy. Boethius is the transition from Roman and Neo-Platonic philosophy into the Medieval Period. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. März 2000 von Nawfal
A Fantastic Study
I had never heard of this book until I ran across it two months ago. I was drawn by its storyline; Philosophy, in the form of a spirit, visits a despairing man in prison. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. November 1999 von Jason Reeser
Great introduction to medieval thought
This book is a great way to introduce oneself to medieval philosophy. It is a short book that does not cover some of the heavier issues of this time period, however, it does... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 27. Januar 1999 veröffentlicht
A classic of philosophical thought--Key to the middle ages.
I didn't know exactly what to expect when I first picked up a modern-English translation of Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius' _The Consolation of Philosophy_. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 20. Oktober 1998 veröffentlicht
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