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The consolation of philosophy of Boethius / H. R. James.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- James, H. R., author.
- Series:
- World philosophy series.
- World Philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boethius, -524. De consolatione philosophiae.
- Boethius.
- Philosophy and religion--Early works to 1800.
- Philosophy and religion.
- Happiness--Early works to 1800.
- Happiness.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (160 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Snova, [2019]
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Latin.
- Summary:
- The book called 'The Consolation of Philosophy' was throughout the Middle Ages, and down to the beginnings of the modern epoch in the sixteenth century, the scholar's familiar companion. Few books have exercised a wider influence in their time. It has been translated into every European tongue, and into English nearly a dozen times, from King Alfred's paraphrase to the translations of Lord Preston, Causton, Ridpath, and Duncan, in the eighteenth century.
- Contents:
- The sorrows of Boethius
- . The vanity of fortune's gifts
- . True happiness and false
- . Good and ill fortune
- . Free will and God's foreknowledge.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-5361-4851-2
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