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This book treats Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy as a work of imaginative literature, and applies modern techniques of criticism to his writings. The author's central purpose is to demonstrate the methodological and thematic coherence of The Consolation of Philosophy. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*A NOTE ON TEXTS, pg. ix*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*I Readers and Writers: Traditions of the Latin Dialogue, pg. 14*II. The Search for Voice, pg. 94*III. Language and Loss in Book Three, pg. 124*IV. Readings and Rewritings in Book Four, pg. 166*V. A New Beginning, pg. 203*APPENDIX Seneca's Plays in The Consolation of Philosophy, pg. 237*INDEX OF NAMES AND SUBJECTS, pg. 255*INDEX OF LATIN TERMS, pg. 263

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691611310, 978-0691611310
      ISBN10: 0691611319

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book treats Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy as a work of imaginative literature, and applies modern techniques of criticism to his writings. The author's central purpose is to demonstrate the methodological and thematic coherence of The Consolation of Philosophy. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*A NOTE ON TEXTS, pg. ix*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*I Readers and Writers: Traditions of the Latin Dialogue, pg. 14*II. The Search for Voice, pg. 94*III. Language and Loss in Book Three, pg. 124*IV. Readings and Rewritings in Book Four, pg. 166*V. A New Beginning, pg. 203*APPENDIX Seneca's Plays in The Consolation of Philosophy, pg. 237*INDEX OF NAMES AND SUBJECTS, pg. 255*INDEX OF LATIN TERMS, pg. 263

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