Boethius and Dialogue
Literary Method in the Consolation of Philosophy
1st Edition
Published on 14. July 2014
278 pages
978-1-4008-5765-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book treats Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy as a work of imaginative literature, and applies modern techniques of criticism to his writings. The author's central purpose is to demonstrate the methodological and thematic coherence of The Consolation of Philosophy.
Originally published in 1985.
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Originally published in 1985.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Content
FrontMatter, pg. i
CONTENTS, pg. vii
A NOTE ON TEXTS, pg. ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xi
INTRODUCTION, pg. 1
I Readers and Writers: Traditions of the Latin Dialogue, pg. 14
II. The Search for Voice, pg. 94
III. Language and Loss in Book Three, pg. 124
IV. Readings and Rewritings in Book Four, pg. 166
V. A New Beginning, pg. 203
APPENDIX Seneca's Plays in The Consolation of Philosophy, pg. 237
INDEX OF NAMES AND SUBJECTS, pg. 255
INDEX OF LATIN TERMS, pg. 263
CONTENTS, pg. vii
A NOTE ON TEXTS, pg. ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xi
INTRODUCTION, pg. 1
I Readers and Writers: Traditions of the Latin Dialogue, pg. 14
II. The Search for Voice, pg. 94
III. Language and Loss in Book Three, pg. 124
IV. Readings and Rewritings in Book Four, pg. 166
V. A New Beginning, pg. 203
APPENDIX Seneca's Plays in The Consolation of Philosophy, pg. 237
INDEX OF NAMES AND SUBJECTS, pg. 255
INDEX OF LATIN TERMS, pg. 263
