Boethius and Dialogue: Literary Method in the Consolation of Philosophy (Princeton Legacy Library) - Softcover

Lerer, Seth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691611319 ISBN 13: 9780691611310

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2014

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Seth Lerer is dean of arts and humanities at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of many books, including the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning "Children's Literature: AReader's History, from Aesop toHarry Potter".

Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691611319
• ISBN 13: 9780691611310
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 278