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1 online resource ( 230 pages) |
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FC; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Boethius and the Ideology of the Roman Senatorial Aristocracy; The ideology of the Roman senatorial aristocracy I: education and literary pursuits; The ideology of the Roman senatorial aristocracy II: wealth, nobility, political prominence and morality; Boethius' family heritage: the Anicii and the Symmachi; The philosopher in politics; Consolation I.4 and the ideology of the Roman senatorial aristocracy; Philosophy and external goods; The possession of wealth; Power and dignitas; The vanity of glory; Conclusion |
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2 The Illness and the HealerVita activa and vita contemplativa in the ideal philosopher; Boethius' illness: forgetfulness; Philosophy, a peculiar character; The appearance of Philosophy; Living as a philosopher; Philosophy, a 'dialectical' doctor; Philosophy's therapy and its methods; The 'philosophical' therapy; Conclusion; 3 How does Philosophy Convey her Therapy?; Poetry and rhetoric as instruments of Philosophy's therapy; Poetry and the Consolation; The poetics of the Consolation; Poetry, music and therapy: the Consolation's sources |
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The source of music's therapeutic power: the Consolation's sourcesMusic and therapy in Boethius' De Musica; The poems of the Consolation; Poetry quotations in the Consolation; Rhetoric and the Consolation; The use of exemplum; The use of myths; The use of personifications; Conclusion; 4 Christianity and the Consolation; Christianity and classical culture in Boethius' circles; Christianity and Philosophia; Philosophy and wisdom in Boethius' works; Philosophy and wisdom in the Consolation; Conclusion; Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Boethius, -524
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Boethius, -524. De consolatione philosophiae
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Bloomsbury (Firm)
Religion & Philosophy 2022
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ISBN |
9781472502223 |
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1472502221 |
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9781472555618 |
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1472555619 |
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9781472502216 |
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1780934629 |
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