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The Consolation of Philosophy: Revised Edition

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Book Description
`Why else does slippery Fortune change
So much, and punishment more fit
For crime oppress the innocent?'

Written in prison before his brutal execution in AD 524, Boethius's The Consolation of Philosophy is a conversation between the ailing prisoner and his `nurse' Philosophy, whose instruction restores him to health and brings him to enlightenment. Boethius was an emin... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (4 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages192
ISBN-100140447806
ISBN-13978-0140447804
Publication Date05/01/1999
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About Ancius Boethius (Author) : Ancius Boethius is a published author. Published credits of Ancius Boethius include The Consolation of Philosophy: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics).
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About V. E. Watts (Introduction, Preface, Translator) : V. E. Watts is credited in . Published credits of V. E. Watts include The Consolation of Philosophy: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics).
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