{"product_id":"boethius-consolation-of-philosophy-as-a-product-of-late-antiquity-9781474228572","title":"Boethius Consolation of Philosophy as a Product","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the last fifty years the field of Late Antiquity has advanced significantly. Today we have a picture of this period that is more precise and accurate than before. However, the study of one of the most significant texts of this age, Boethius'' \u003ci\u003eConsolation of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, has not benefited enough from these advances in scholarship. Antonio Donato aims to fill this gap by investigating how the study of the \u003ci\u003eConsolation \u003c\/i\u003ecan profit from the knowledge of Boethius'' cultural, political and social background that is available today. The book focuses on three topics: Boethius'' social\/political background, his notion of philosophy and its sources, and his understanding of the relation between Christianity and classical culture. These topics deal with issues that are of crucial importance for the exegesis of the \u003ci\u003eConsolation\u003c\/i\u003e. The study of Boethius'' social\/political background allows us to gain a better understanding of the identity of the character Boethius and to recognize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonato presents Boethius’s well-known \u003ci\u003eConsolation of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e in a strikingly new way, by stressing its author’s consciousness of himself as a Roman aristocrat, with very specific values and obligations. This thesis is developed into  a reinterpretation of how Philosophy consoles, and how Boethius conveys his message through poetry and images as well as argument. -- Professor John Marenbon, Trinity College, Cambridge, UK\u003cbr\u003eAntonio Donato's trenchant analysis of Boethius' \u003ci\u003eConsolation of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e as a \"product\" of Late Antiquity includes fresh and important insights which aid in resolving many of the traditional exegetical difficulties readers have had with this text. Historians, philosophers, and theologians will surely profit from this new reading of Boethius -- William E. Carroll, University of Oxford, UK\u003cbr\u003eThis is an important book. With it—and in the company of his three substantial and near-contemporary articles on Consolation, modestly unrecorded in his bibliography—Donato emerges as a new and powerful voice in Boethian studies. -- Joel C. Relihan, Wheaton College, USA * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  1 Boethius and the Ideology of the Roman Senatorial Aristocracy   ­ The Ideology of the Roman Senatorial Aristocracy I: Education and Literary Pursuits   ­ The Ideology of the Roman Senatorial Aristocracy II: Wealth, Nobility, Political Prominence and Morality  Boethius’ Family Heritage: the Anicii and the Symmachi  ­ The Philosopher in Politics  Consolation I.4 and the Ideology of the Roman Senatorial Aristocracy  Philosophy and External Goods  ­The Possession of Wealth  Power and Dignitas  The Vanity of Glory Conclusion  2 ­ The Illness and the Healer  Vita Activa and Vita Contemplativa in the Ideal Philosopher  Boethius’ Illness: Forgetfulness  Philosophy, a Peculiar Character  ­ The Appearance of Philosophy  Living as a Philosopher  Philosophy, a ‘Dialectical’ Doctor  Philosophy’s ­ Therapy and its Methods  ­ The ‘Philosophical’ ­ Therapy  Conclusion  3 How does Philosophy Convey her ­ Therapy? Poetry and Rhetoric as Instruments of Philosophy’s ­ Therapy  Poetry and the Consolation  ­ The Poetics of the Consolation  Poetry, Music and ­ Therapy: the Consolation’s Sources  ­ The Source of Music’s ­ Therapeutic Power: the Consolation’s Sources Music and ­ Therapy in Boethius’ De Musica  ­ The Poems of the Consolation  Poetry Quotations in the Consolation  Rhetoric and the Consolation  ­ The Use of Exemplum  ­ The Use of Myths  ­ The Use of Personi- cations  Conclusion    4 Christianity and the Consolation  Christianity and Classical Culture in Boethius’ Circles  Christianity and Philosophia  Philosophy and Wisdom in Boethius’ Works  Philosophy and Wisdom in the Consolation  Conclusion  Concluding Remarks Bibliography  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578076664151,"sku":"9781474228572","price":28.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474228572.jpg?v=1746097770","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/boethius-consolation-of-philosophy-as-a-product-of-late-antiquity-9781474228572","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}