Tag: Consolation

Free Download R.W. Sharples, "Cicero: On Fate: & Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy IV.5-7 and V "
English | ISBN: 0856684767 | | 208 pages | PDF | 46 MB
Cicero and Boethius did more than anyone else to transmit the insights of Greek philosophy to the Latin culture of Western Europe which has played so influential a part in our civilisation to this day.

Free Download Antonio Donato, "Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy as a Product of Late Antiquity"
English | ISBN: 1780934629 | 2013 | 232 pages | PDF | 2 MB
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.