02855cim a2200421 i 4500 2791468854 TxAuBib 20250624120000.0 r 260609s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781004164356 sound recording : hoopla Audio Book 1004164351 sound recording : hoopla Audio Book MWT16750891 Midwest rda TxAuBib rda Boethius, Manlius, author. The Consolation of Philosophy [Hoopla] / Manlius Boethius. Unabridged. [United States : W. F. Howes Ltd, 2016. Made available through hoopla. 1 online resource (1 audio file (4hr., 54 min.)) : digital. spw rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Instant title available through hoopla. Read by David Rintoul. "The Consolation of Philosophy" is one of the key works in the rich tradition of Western philosophy, partly because of the circumstances in which it was written. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c480-c524) was of aristocratic Roman birth and became consul and then master of offices at Ravenna, one of the highest posts under the Ostrogothic Roman ruler Theodoric. But Boethius was unjustly charged with treason in 524, and this led to house arrest, then torture and execution. It was while he was imprisoned and anticipating his fate that he wrote "The Consolation of Philosophy", a remarkably personal document in which, through alternating passages of poetry and prose, he considers the lot of humankind. He draws on classical Greek and Roman philosophy, emphasizing the fragility of worldly position and that true happiness can only come from within. As a practicing Christian, he placed this within a Christian perspective. The work is all the more effective because it is presented as a dialogue between the despairing Boethius and a figure known as Lady Philosophy, who constantly questions, guides and supports the former statesman, leading him to a place of understanding and equilibrium. The work has proved a continuing influence through the ages, having been translated by figures as disparate as Alfred the Great, Chaucer, Elizabeth I and many others. The translation by H. R. James has been revised and modernized for this recording. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Hoopla Audiobook. Ancient. History Philosophy. History. Philosophy. Audiobooks. Rintoul, David, reader. Hoopla digital. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/16750891?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh3964 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/wfh_9781004164356_180.jpeg Cover image BSBPL