The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius Folio Society 2000 As New Hardcover
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| Management number | 20961143 | Release Date | 2025/10/26 | List Price | $27.00 | Model Number | 20961143 | ||
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The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius Folio Society 2000(3rd Printing) As New Condition Hardcover w/slipcase.
Perfect condition, never read.
On the Consolation of Philosophy was written in AD 523 during a one-year imprisonment Boethius served while awaiting trial—and eventual execution—for the alleged crime of treason under the Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great. Boethius was at the very heights of power in Rome, holding the prestigious office of magister officiorum, and was brought down by treachery. This experience inspired the text, which reflects on how evil can exist in a world governed by God (the problem of theodicy), and how happiness is still attainable amidst fickle fortune, while also considering the nature of happiness and God. In 1891, the academic Hugh Fraser Stewart described the work as "by far the most interesting example of prison literature the world has ever seen."
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| Condition | Like new |
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