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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455365103321

Autore

Boethius <d. 524.>

Titolo

The consolation of philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius ; translated by David R. Slavitt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-674-02845-7

Descrizione fisica

xxii, 175 p

Classificazione

CE 2504

Altri autori (Persone)

SlavittDavid R. <1935->

Disciplina

100

Soggetti

Philosophy and religion

Happiness

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments / Slavitt, David -- Introduction / Lerer, Seth -- Book I -- Book II -- Book III -- Book IV -- Book V

Sommario/riassunto

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.