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  • The Consolation of Philosophy

    by Boethius ...
    Written while Boethius was in prison awaiting execution, The Consolation of Philosophy consists of a dialogue in alternating prose and verse between the author, lamenting his own sorrows, and a majestic woman, who is the incarnation of his guardian Philosophy. The woman develops a modified form of Neoplatonism and Stoicism, demonstrating the unreality of earthly fortunes, then proving that the ... Read more

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  • The Consolation of Philosophy

    by Boethius ...
    According to Wikipedia: "Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius,commonly called Boethius (ca. 480524 or 525 AD) was a philosopher of the early 6th century. He was born in Rome to an ancient and prominent family which included emperors Petronius Maximus and Olybrius and many consuls... Boethius was imprisoned and eventually executed by King Theodoric the Great, who suspected him of conspiring with the ... Read more

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  • The Consolation of Philosophy of Boethius

    by Boethius ...
    Translated by H. R. James ...
    Boethius' best-known work is the "Consolations of Philosophy" written during his imprisonment -- "by far the most interesting example of prison literature the world has ever seen." It is a dialogue between Philosophy and Boethius, in which the Queen of Sciences strives to console the fallen statesman. The main argument of the discourse is the transitoriness and unreality of all earthly greatness ... Read more

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  • The Consolation of Philosophy

    by Anicius Boethius ...
    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' ... Read more

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  • The Consolation of Philosophy

    Translated by David R. Slavitt ...
    by Boethius ...
    In this highly praised new translation of Boethius’s The Consolation of Philosophy, David R. Slavitt presents a graceful, accessible, and modern version for both longtime admirers of one of the great masterpieces of philosophical literature and those encountering it for the first time. Slavitt preserves the distinction between the alternating verse and prose sections in the Latin original, ... Read more

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  • The Consolation of Philosophy

    by Boethius ...
    Anicus Manlius Severinus Boethius lived in the last quarter of the fifth century A.D., and the first quarter of the sixth. He was growing to manhood, when Theodoric, the famous Ostrogoth, crossed the Alps and made himself master of Italy. Boethius belonged to an ancient family, which boasted a connection with the legendary glories of the Republic, and was still among the foremost in wealth and ... Read more

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  • The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

    by Boethius ...
    The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius: Enter the world of ancient philosophy and wisdom with "The Consolation of Philosophy" by Boethius. This classic work of philosophy explores Boethius' struggles with injustice and calamity and the ways in which philosophical reasoning can bring peace and solace to the troubled soul. Boethius' elegant prose and timeless insights make this book a must-read ... Read more

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  • The Meaning of Life: four classic books of philosophy and one essay

    by Boethius, Michel de Montaigne, Friedrich Nietzsche ...
    This file includes: The Consolation of Philosophy and Theological Tractates by Boethius (in both English and Latin), Essays of Montaigne (all 10 volumes), Thus Spake Zarathustra by Nietzsche, Rudolph Eucken A Philosophy of Life by Abel J. Jones, and The Philosophy of Despair by David Starr Jordan. ... Read more

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  • The Consolation of Philosophy

    by Boethius, Peter Walsh ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    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 ... Read more

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  • The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius. Illustrated

    by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius ...
    Translated by H.R. James ...
    "The Consolation of Philosophy" by Boethius is a timeless philosophical work that explores themes of fortune, happiness, fate, and the human condition. Written during Boethius's imprisonment in the early 6th century, this profound text blends classical philosophy with personal reflection, creating a narrative that has resonated with readers for centuries. The book is structured as a dialogue ... Read more

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  • Yale Required Reading - Collected Works (Vol. 2)

    The Rise and Fall of Rome: The Greatest Works of the Roman Classical Literature

    by Plautus, Terence, Ennius, Catullus, Lucretius, Julius Caesar, Sallust, Cicero, Horace, Virgil, Tibullus, Propertius, Cornelius Nepos, The Metamorphoses, Augustus, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Lucan, Persius, Petronius, Martial, Pliny the Younger, Tacitus, Quintilian, Juvenal, Suetonius, Apuleius, Ammianus Marcellinus, Saint Augustine of Hippo, Claudian, Boethius, Plutarch ...
    Translated by Paul Nixon, Henry Thomas Riley, Robinson Ellis, William Ellery Leonard, W. A. McDevitte, W. S. Bohn, William Rose, E. Jones, J.S.Watson, Christopher Smart, John William Mackail, James Rhoades, Theodore Chickering Williams, Harold Edgeworth Butler, John Selby Watson, Frederick W. Shipley, Lewis Evans, William Charles Firebaugh, Frederick Charles Tindal Bosanquet, Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb, Maurice Platnauer ...
    This collection is based on the required reading list of Yale Department of Classics. Originally designed for students, this anthology is meant for everyone eager to know more about the history and literature of this period, interested in poetry, philosophy and rhetoric of Ancient Rome. Latin literature is a natural successor of Ancient Greek literature. The beginning of Classic Roman literature ... Read more

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  • Of the Highest Good

    by Boethius of Dacia, D.P. Curtin ...
    Boethius of Dacia, or more accurately Boethius of Dania, was a 13th century Danish philosopher who was inspired by the growing Aristotelian revolution taking place in European universities. For Boethius, philosophy was the primary task of all mankind. The search for truth and wisdom was paramount to the Christian and part of the spiritual journey that they must engage in. In this work Boethius ... Read more

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