Author : Boethius
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244331383
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (443 download)
Book Synopsis King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon version of Boethius De consolatione philosophiae by : Boethius
Download or read book King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon version of Boethius De consolatione philosophiae written by Boethius and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-09-06 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.