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

Lerer, Seth

 
9780691611310: Boethius and Dialogue: Literary Method in the Consolation of Philosophy (Princeton Legacy Library)
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.

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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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".

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