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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. 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. The Consolation was extremely popular throughout medieval Europe and his ideas were influential on the thought of Chaucer and Dante.

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Table of Contents
The Consolation of Philosophy
" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5" border="0"Preface
Introduction
I. Introductory
II. Boethius' Life and Writings
III. The Consolation of Philosophy
IV. The Christianity of Boethius
V. The Text

The Consolation of Philosophy
Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book V
Bibliography
Glossary

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 25 November 1999
      ISBN-13 9780140447804
      978-0140447804
      ISBN-10 0140447806
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      Non Fiction ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: ancient, classical Politics, Philosophy & Society Medieval Western philosophy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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. 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. The Consolation was extremely popular throughout medieval Europe and his ideas were influential on the thought of Chaucer and Dante.

      For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the 

      Table of Contents
      The Consolation of Philosophy
      " cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5" border="0"Preface
      Introduction
      I. Introductory
      II. Boethius' Life and Writings
      III. The Consolation of Philosophy
      IV. The Christianity of Boethius
      V. The Text

      The Consolation of Philosophy
      Book I
      Book II
      Book III
      Book IV
      Book V
      Bibliography
      Glossary

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