{"title":"Boethius","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoethius\u003c\/strong\u003e offers profound explorations into the nature of philosophy, fortune, and human resilience. His works blend classical wisdom with spiritual reflection, inviting readers to contemplate life's greatest questions through a timeless lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the celebrated \u003cem\u003eConsolation of Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e to his theological writings, Boethius bridges philosophy, psychology, and spirituality. These texts remain essential for anyone seeking insight into the human condition and the search for meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-consolation-of-philosophy-by-boethius-9780674048355","title":"The Consolation of Philosophy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this highly praised new translation of Boethius's \u003ci\u003eThe Consolation of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, David R. Slavitt presents a graceful, accessible, and modern version for both longtime admirers of one of the great masterpieces of philosophical literature and those encountering it for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSlavitt preserves the distinction between the alternating verse and prose sections in the Latin original, allowing us to appreciate the Menippian parallels between the discourses of literary and logical inquiry. His prose translations are lively and colloquial, conveying the argumentative, occasionally bantering tone of the original, while his verse translations restore the beauty and power of Boethius's poetry. The result is a major contribution to the art of translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThose less familiar with \u003ci\u003eThe Consolation of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e may remember it was written under a death sentence. 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Boethius finally has a translator equal to his prodigious talents and his manifold vision.\" -- Joseph Pucci, Brown University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoel Relihan is Associate Professor of Classics, Wheaton College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000574197996,"sku":"9780872205833","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14554913482498.jpg?v=1763286396"},{"product_id":"how-to-cope-by-boethius-9780691259161","title":"How to Cope","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat do you do when your life has fallen apart? Fifteen hundred years ago, a Roman nobleman named Boethius (ca. 480-524 CE) asked this question as he was sitting in a prison cell waiting to die, accused  probably unjustly  of treason. Boethius had been a rich and powerful man with all a person could want in life, but now he had lost everything. Shaken, he wondered how such terrible misfortune could have happened to him and why life was so unfair. When Philosophy herself appears in his cell and confronts Boethius, the conversation that follows between the two on the nature of evil and why humans suffer is as powerful and inspiring today as it was to its first readers. In \u003ci\u003eHow to Cope\u003c\/i\u003e, Philip Freeman presents a lively modern translation of essential selections from Boethius's classic, complete with an introduction and the original Latin on facing pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis translation vividly captures Boethius's journey from bitterness and anger to reconciliation and peace, showing how ancient philosophy, especially Stoicism, can help readers deal with adversity in their own lives. 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He was the son of Flavius Manlius Boetius, and after his father's death, he was cared for by several men, notably Memmius Symmachus. Boethius married Symmachus's daughter, Rusticiana, with whom he had two sons. All three men rose to high honours under Theodoric the Ostrogoth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, Boethius fell from favour, was tried for treason, wrongly condemned, and imprisoned at Ticinum (Pavia), where he wrote his renowned \u003ci\u003eThe Consolation of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e. Despite his unjust condemnation, Boethius was put to death in 524, which led to the great remorse of Theodoric. He was revered almost as a saint, and in 996, his bones were transferred to the Church of S. Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, and later to the Cathedral. 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