The Poetry Of Boethius

Author : Gerard J. P. O'Daly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Christian poetry, Latin
ISBN : UOM:39015021820082

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The Poetry of Boethius by Gerard J. P. O'Daly Pdf

The Consolation of Philosophy is a literary and philosophical masterpiece of late antiquity: this book is the first extended study in English of its poems. It shows that they form a vigorous and sophisticated sequence in their own right, reflecting and elaborating the Latin poetic tradition from Lucretius to Seneca's tragedies, and adapting that tradition's imagery, myths and motifs to the work's overall structure. There are discussions of Boethius' career, his other writings, the generic affiliations of the Consolation, and its poetics; and there are detailed studies of the themes of tyranny, order and disorder in nature, and of Boethius' uses of myth. All Latin quotations are accompanied by translations. The book is addressed to anyone interested in the literature and thought of Classical and late antiquity, as well as those concerned with Boethius' considerable influence in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Author : Boethius,James Harpur
Publisher : Carcanet Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131767001

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Fortune's Prisoner by Boethius,James Harpur Pdf

Boethius' reputation as a poet is reestablished in these fresh and thoughtful versions.

Author : Stephen Blackwood
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191028113

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The Consolation of Boethius as Poetic Liturgy by Stephen Blackwood Pdf

Throughout Antiquity and the Middle Ages, literature was read with the ear as much as with the eye: silent reading was the exception; audible reading, the norm. This highly original book shows that Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy - one of the most widely-read texts in Western history - aims to affect the listener through the designs of its rhythmic sound. Stephen Blackwood argues that the Consolation's metres are arranged in patterns that have a therapeutic and liturgical purpose: as a bodily mediation of the text's consolation, these rhythmic patterns enable the listener to discern the eternal in the motion of time. The Consolation of Boethius as Poetic Liturgy vividly explores how in this acoustic encounter with the text philosophy becomes a lived reality, and reading a kind of prayer.

Author : Boethius,Peter Glassgold
Publisher : Sun & Moon
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015033255491

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Boethius by Boethius,Peter Glassgold Pdf

Author : Boethius
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Didactic poetry, English (Old)
ISBN : OXFORD:N10097126

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King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Version of the Metres of Boethius by Boethius Pdf

Author : Stephen Blackwood
Publisher : Oxford Early Christian Studies
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780198718314

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The Consolation of Boethius as Poetic Liturgy by Stephen Blackwood Pdf

Throughout Antiquity and the Middle Ages, literature was read with the ear as much as with the eye: silent reading was the exception; audible reading, the norm. This highly original book shows that Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy--one of the most widely-read texts in Western history--aims to affect the listener through the designs of its rhythmic sound. Stephen Blackwood argues that the Consolation's metres are arranged in patterns that have a therapeutic and liturgical purpose: as a bodily mediation of the text's consolation, these rhythmic patterns enable the listener to discern the eternal in the motion of time. The Consolation of Boethius as Poetic Liturgy vividly explores how in this acoustic encounter with the text philosophy becomes a lived reality, and reading a kind of prayer.

Author : E. Sweeney
Publisher : Springer
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137063731

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Logic, Theology and Poetry in Boethius, Anselm, Abelard, and Alan of Lille by E. Sweeney Pdf

This interdisciplinary study offers an interpretation of the major logical, philosophical/theological and poetic writings of Boethius, Abelard and Alan of Lille. The author examines their theories of language and the ways in which they explore how words illuminate things, how the mind comprehends God and how the individual reaches beatitude.

Author : Ann W. Astell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : Bible
ISBN : 1501743163

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Job, Boethius, and Epic Truth by Ann W. Astell Pdf

Calling into question the common assumption that the Middle Ages produced no secondary epics, Ann W. Astell here revises a key chapter in literary history. She examines the connections between the Book of Job and Boethius' s Consolation of Philosophy--texts closely associated with each other in the minds of medieval readers and writers--and demonstrates that these two works served as a conduit for the tradition of heroic poetry from antiquity through the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance. As she traces the complex influences of classical and biblical texts on vernacular literature, Astell offers provocative readings of works by Dante, Chaucer, Spenser, Malory, Milton, and many others. Astell looks at the relationship between the historical reception of the epic and successive imitative forms, showing how Boethius's Consolation and Johan biblical commentaries echo the allegorical treatment of" epic truth" in the poems of Homer and Virgil, and how in turn many works classified as "romance" take Job and Boethius as their models. She considers the influences of Job and Boethius on hagiographic romance, as exemplified by the stories of Eustace, Custance, and Griselda; on the amatory romances of Abelard and Heloise, Dante and Beatrice, and Troilus and Criseyde; and on the chivalric romances of Martin of Tours, Galahad, Lancelot, and Redcrosse. Finally, she explores an encyclopedic array of interpretations of Job and Boethius in Milton's Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes.

Author : E. Sweeney
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 134973540X

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Logic, Theology and Poetry in Boethius, Anselm, Abelard, and Alan of Lille by E. Sweeney Pdf

This interdisciplinary study offers an interpretation of the major logical, philosophical/theological and poetic writings of Boethius, Abelard and Alan of Lille. The author examines their theories of language and the ways in which they explore how words illuminate things, how the mind comprehends God and how the individual reaches beatitude.

Author : Seth Lerer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781400857654

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Boethius and Dialogue by Seth Lerer Pdf

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. 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.

Author : Boethius
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1285138139

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Eala! by Boethius Pdf

Author : Boethius
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780486113166

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The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius Pdf

Landmark of medieval Western thought written by a 6th-century Roman statesman and philosopher awaiting execution. How to achieve and maintain spiritual peace amid life's inevitable pain.

Author : Antonio Donato
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781472502223

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Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy as a Product of Late Antiquity by Antonio Donato Pdf

In the last fifty years the field of Late Antiquity has advanced significantly. Today we have a picture of this period that is more precise and accurate than before. However, the study of one of the most significant texts of this age, Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy, has not benefited enough from these advances in scholarship. Antonio Donato aims to fill this gap by investigating how the study of the Consolation can profit from the knowledge of Boethius' cultural, political and social background that is available today. The book focuses on three topics: Boethius' social/political background, his notion of philosophy and its sources, and his understanding of the relation between Christianity and classical culture. These topics deal with issues that are of crucial importance for the exegesis of the Consolation. The study of Boethius' social/political background allows us to gain a better understanding of the identity of the character Boethius and to recognize his role in the Consolation. Examination of the possible sources of Boethius' notion of philosophy and of their influence on the Consolation offers valuable instruments to evaluate the role of the text's philosophical discussions and their relation to its literary features. Finally, the long-standing problem of the lack of overt Christian elements in the Consolation can be enlightened by considering how Boethius relies on a peculiar understanding of philosophy's goal and its relation to Christianity that was common among some of his predecessors and contemporaries.

Author : Noel Harold Kaylor,Philip Edward Phillips
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004225381

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A Companion to Boethius in the Middle Ages by Noel Harold Kaylor,Philip Edward Phillips Pdf

The articles in this volume focus upon Boethius's extant works: his De arithmetica and a fragmentary De musica, his translations and commentaries on logic, his five theological texts, and, of course, his Consolation of Philosophy. They examine the effects that Boethian thought has exercised upon the learning of later generations of scholars.

Author : Raymond Barfield
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139497091

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The Ancient Quarrel Between Philosophy and Poetry by Raymond Barfield Pdf

From its beginnings, philosophy's language, concepts and imaginative growth have been heavily influenced by poetry and poets. Drawing on the work of a wide range of thinkers throughout the history of Western philosophy, Raymond Barfield explores the pervasiveness of poetry's impact on philosophy and, conversely, how philosophy has sometimes resisted or denied poetry's influence. Although some thinkers, like Giambatista Vico and Nietzsche, praised the wisdom of poets, and saw poetry and philosophy as mutually beneficial pursuits, others resented, diminished or eliminated the importance of poetry in philosophy. Beginning with the famous passage in Plato's Republic in which Socrates exiles the poets from the city, this book traces the history of the ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry through the works of thinkers in the Western tradition ranging from Plato to the work of the contemporary thinker Mikhail Bakhtin.