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10
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The Consolation of Philosophy
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Penguin Random House Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: DQ4K44Q
EAN: 9780140447804
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10
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Beschreibung
An accessible translation of the classic writings that influenced Chaucer and Dante. 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. Extremely popular throughout medieval Europe, 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. Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Anicius Boethius
Erscheinungsjahr
- 1999
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 192