| King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon version of Boethius De consolatione philosophiae Contributor(s): Boethius (Author) |
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ISBN: 0244331383 ISBN-13: 9780244331382 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $45.42 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Religion |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.55 lbs) 374 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Old English Boethius is an Old English translation / adaptation of the sixth-century Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, dating from between c. 880 and 950. Boethius's work is prosimetrical, alternating between prose and verse, and one of the two surviving manuscripts of the Old English translation renders the poems as Old English alliterative verse: these verse translations are known as the Metres of Boethius. NOTE: While Introduction and notes are in modern English, and a glossary is also included, the book does not contain a translation into modern English of the text of Consolation of Philosophy. |