The consolation of philosophy / Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius ; translated by David R. Slavitt.
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 the energy and passion of the original. And in an intr...
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| Other title: | De consolatione philosophiae. English. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Latin |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2008.
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| Summary: | 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 the energy and passion of the original. And in an introduction intended for the general reader, Seth Lerer places Boethius's life and achievement in context. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 175 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780674028456 0674028457 |
| Language: | Translated from the Latin. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |