While in prison awaiting a brutal execution, Boethius produced arguably the most famous work of early medieval philosophy and literature, the celebrated Consolation of Philosophy. In alternating sections of prose and poetry, Boethius describes the circumstances of his rapid fall from the upper echelons of society and power. In a conversation with lady Philosophy, Boethius discusses the perennial questions of human existence: the possibility of human happiness, the problem of evil, the vicissitudes of fortune in living well, the question of whether there is order in the universe, and the possibility of human freedom. The Consolation of Philosophy has survived as a brilliant work of Latin literature, and early English translations done by King Alfred the Great, Geoffrey Chaucer, and Queen Elizabeth I are still extant.
| ISBN: | 9780760769799 |
| Publication date: | 22nd July 2005 |
| Author: | Boethius |
| Publisher: | BookAnnex an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 140 pages |
| Series: | The Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading |
| Genres: |
Ethics and moral philosophy |
While in prison awaiting a brutal execution, Boethius produced arguably the most famous work of early medieval philosophy and literature, the celebrated Consolation of Philosophy. In alternating sections of prose and poetry, Boethius describes the circumstances of his rapid fall from the upper echelons of society and power. In a conversation with lady Philosophy, Boethius discusses the perennial questions of human existence: the possibility of human happiness, the problem of evil, the vicissitudes of fortune in living well, the question of whether there is order in the universe, and the possibility of human freedom. The Consolation of Philosophy has survived as a brilliant work of Latin literature, and early English translations done by King Alfred the Great, Geoffrey Chaucer, and Queen Elizabeth I are still extant.
The Consolation of Philosophy features in the following genres: Ethics and moral philosophy
The Consolation of Philosophy is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Consolation of Philosophy was written by Boethius and published by BookAnnex an imprint of Little, Brown
The Consolation of Philosophy has 140 pages
Yes it is part of The Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading series