The consolation of philosophy
(2012)

Nonfiction

eBook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2012
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9780486113166 (electronic bk.) MWT11602116, 0486113167 (electronic bk.) 11602116
LANGUAGE
English
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Landmark of Western thought written by a 6th-century Roman statesman and philosopher awaiting execution. Comprising a dialogue in alternating prose and verse between Boethius and his spiritual guardian, the book concerns happiness: how to achieve and maintain it amid life's inevitable pain. A cornerstone of medieval humanism

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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