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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. This work is a dialogue of alternating prose and verse between him and his 'nurse' Philosophy.
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The Consolation of Philosophy, Various authors
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- 1999
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Various authors
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0140447806
- ISBN13
- 9780140447804
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Topics, Philosophical Topics, Religion, Spirituality, Christian Themes, Christianity, Theology, Philosophy and Religion, Consolation, Dialogue, Ancient Literature, Early Middle Ages, Ancient Philosophy, Scholasticism
- Original title
- De consolatione philosophiae, 524
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
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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. This work is a dialogue of alternating prose and verse between him and his 'nurse' Philosophy.