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Composed while its author was imprisoned, this book remains one of Western literature’s most eloquent meditations on the transitory nature of earthly belongings, and the superiority of things of the mind. Slavitt’s translation captures Boethius’s energy and passion. Seth Lerer places Boethius’s life and achievement in context in his introduction.

The Consolation of Philosophy

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Paperback by Boethius Boethius , David R. Slavitt

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Composed while its author was imprisoned, this book remains one of Western literature’s most eloquent meditations on the transitory nature... Read more

    Publisher: Harvard University Press
    Publication Date: 5/7/2010 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780674048355, 978-0674048355
    ISBN10: 0674048350

    Number of Pages: 208

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society , Non Fiction

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    Composed while its author was imprisoned, this book remains one of Western literature’s most eloquent meditations on the transitory nature of earthly belongings, and the superiority of things of the mind. Slavitt’s translation captures Boethius’s energy and passion. Seth Lerer places Boethius’s life and achievement in context in his introduction.

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