单词 | Boethius |
例句 | It fell back upon its orthodox teachings—the Aristotelian-based philosophies of scholars like Saint Augustine and Boethius, as well as Aristotle’s proof of God. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z While George evaded indifferent slaps from the unoccupied paw, Ignatius scrutinized the title on the cover of the book: Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “The writings of Boethius may give you some insight.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For all his philosophy, Boethius had still been tortured and killed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At about the same time that Dionysius was kicked out of office, Boethius, too, fell from power and was imprisoned. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Boethius, the late Roman who had written the Consolatione while unjustly imprisoned by the emperor, had said that a blind goddess spins us on a wheel, that our luck comes in cycles. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Boethius will show you that striving is ultimately meaningless, that we must learn to accept. Ask Miss O’Hara about him.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The world of Dionysius Exiguus, Boethius, and Bede was dark indeed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Instead, I spend hours in the library, often losing myself in The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius the Roman. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Boethius himself played a somewhat similar role in degenerate Rome. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Anicius Boethius was a powerful courtier who was among the finest medieval Western mathematicians, which makes him worth noting. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The person on the left is Boethius, a Christian from about a thousand years later, who is using Arabic numerals. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Maybe he’s just getting over his Boethius complex. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At this close range he could perhaps make some gesture to Miss O’Hara or whisper something about Boethius that would attract her attention. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Boethius is not remembered for his math but for his Consolation of Philosophy, a tract in which he comforts himself with Aristotelian-style philosophy. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The same is true of women’s magazine quizzes: How to tell if he loves someone else; Does your man suffer from the Boethius complex?; Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I suspect that beneath your offensively and vulgarly effeminate facade there maybe a soul of sorts. Have you read widely in Boethius?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t imagine that either of you ladies has read Boethius,” Ignatius sighed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Patrolman Mancuso’s situation reminded Ignatius of the situation of Boethius when he was imprisoned by the emperor before being killed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Boethius made the argument as follows: God is omnipotent. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z So far he had only covered about twenty pages and was beginning to wonder whether this Boethius was something of a gambler. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He also wrote on the sixth-century philosopher Boethius, the 12th-century Spanish Arabic scholar Averroes and later thinkers and theologians, including Cardinal Newman, Kierkegaard, Pascal and Descartes. 2010-02-16T05:29:00Z In them, Maximianus, who flourished in the 6th century and was a friend of the philosopher Boethius, epigrammatically reflects on old age, lost love and sexual impotence. Perspective | Why the literature of antiquity still matters 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z When he became King of Italy in 493, he relied on Roman aristocrats to administer his kingdom, such as the scholar and writer Cassiodorus and the historian and philosopher Boethius. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Philosophy reflects this transformation in Western European society, with the uncertainty and turmoil of the period reflected in the work of philosophers of late antiquity such as Augustine and Boethius. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z With poor understanding and monitoring of the conditions of wetland sites, leaving the treasure in the ground at sites like Ageröd is not an option for Boethius. Ancient bones in disturbed peat bogs are rotting away, alarming archaeologists 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z A wider view of tragedy was expressed by the sixth-century Roman Christian mystic Boethius. The Vocabularist: 'Tragedy' originally meant 'goat-song' - BBC News 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Back in Kentucky, Seales and his team put their concept to the test with King Alfred the Great’s Old English translation of “The Consolation of Philosophy,” by Boethius, which is also in the British Library. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The true stoic - such as the discredited Roman Boethius, condemned to death in his prison cell - achieves a perspective from which he can view death with an unwavering gaze. Why not caring about anything is only for the young 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z A Roman statesman and Christian theologian, Boethius is best known for his work The Consolation of Philosophy. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z "He is able, on his own, to muster the intellectual defences that he needs," explains Boethius expert Prof Joel Relihan of Wheaton College, Illinois. Five things prisoners' books show about life in prison 2013-05-17T23:58:12Z Did he want to read Boethius to grapple with deep existential doubts he was having, or was he assigned it in school? News Analysis: Unraveling Brothers’ Online Lives, Link by Link 2013-04-24T01:39:32Z He went to the little bookcase and picked up an old edition of Boethius on the "Consolations of Philosophy," and only the title consoled him. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z By the Scotch, on the authority of Hector Boethius, they are called Gustardæ.' British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Boethius was imprisoned on conspiracy charges and subsequently executed by the ruler he had served, the Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z But Roman philosopher Boethius was determined to look on the bright side. Five things prisoners' books show about life in prison 2013-05-17T23:58:12Z Possibly if the Logician is Zeno, the Philosopher is not Boethius but Aristotle; the figure above, representing Philosophy, holds a mirror which seems to symbolise the divine creation of the cosmic Universe. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z We find this idea also reflected in Chaucer who obviously got it from Boethius. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z He was bold enough to bring in a Northern hero in his translation of the Latin philosophical book of Boethius. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z However, while imprisoned, he wrote The Consolation of Philosophy, which takes the form of a dialogue between Boethius and philosophy personified by a beautiful woman who visits him in his cell. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Here he translated Boethius, of whose philosophical “Consolations” he was so soon to stand in bitter need. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z His translations from the Latin are numerous and valuable, among them being Bæda's Ecclesiastical History and Boethius's Consolations of Philosophy. A Brief Handbook of English Authors 2011-08-15T02:00:26.603Z Chaucer alludes to these distinguishing attributes of the elements a number of times, as, for example, in Boethius, III.: Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z Wayland Smith, who thus appears, oddly, in the translation of Boethius, is one of the best-known heroes of the Teutonic mythology. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z The text starts out with a bitter Boethius complaining of his fall from power to Lady Philosophy. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Hector Boethius, or Boece, the old Scottish historian, combats this version of the story. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z Poor Boethius, rich, nobly born, a consul, his sons consuls—the world one smile to the Last Philosopher of Rome. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z The writings of Boethius were the sources from which the early Middle Ages drew their knowledge of logic. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z Chaucer translates Boethius, five hundred years after King Alfred’s translation. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z She consoles him by showing Boethius that happiness remains possible for him even in his wretched state. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z In describing the bird thus produced, Boethius declares that the male has a sharp, pointed beak, like the gallinaceous birds, but that in the female the beak is obtuse as in other geese and ducks. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z And," said Mr. Norreys abruptly, "Boethius comes back to us with the faint gleam of returning light, translated by Alfred the Great. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z Then there are the 12th cent. lives of Ninian and Kentigern, and Adamnan's Columba, all of great interest to me; and I have sent for Boethius's lives of the Bishops of Aberdeen. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z Boethius is a teacher of a different sort from Melibeus, and the poet need not be afraid of him. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z I took to reading the book, not known to many students, of Boethius, wherewith, unhappy and in exile, he had comforted himself. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z A very dull and imperfect account of the state of philosophy among the Romans, from the earliest periods to the time of Boethius. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z "Preston's translation of Boethius, The Consolations of Philosophy," he said, coming back to his friend. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z It is interesting to note that Dante in his desolation after the death of Beatrice took to console him the book which Boethius wrote in prison, the "Consolations of Philosophy." A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Boethius, the master of Dante, the disciple of Plato, is one of the medieval authors who are not disqualified in any century; with him Chaucer does not require to be on his guard. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z The greatest attention was paid to grammar, which included very various amounts of reading of classical and Christian authors, the most commonly included being Virgil, parts of Ovid and Cicero, and Boethius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z And this thought did Boethius breathe when he said: "Oh happy race of men, if your hearts are ruled by the love which rules the heaven." Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. Taking the writings of C�dmon, B�da, Pope Gregory, and Boethius; translating, editing, commentating, and adding his own to the views of others upon a wide range of subjects. A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland Boethius came of the most distinguished family in Rome. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z The last name is commonly written Boethius, from the idea that it is connected with the Greek βοηθος; but the best manuscripts agree in reading Boetius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" But it is impossible to detach it from the context; and the works of Aristotle intended by Ingulfus were translations of parts of his Logic by Boethius and Victorin. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Boethius records that in his time the inhabitants of Fife and the Lothians dug “a black stone,” which, when kindled, gave out a heat sufficient to melt iron.—Rev. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Here Ethelred held a council, and Alfred the Great translated the “Consolations of Boethius.” Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands But by far the most important example of this period is the Boethius. A Short History of French Literature This caused Theoderic to suspect that the emperor’s action had been stimulated by a faction in the Roman Senate, and led to the execution of Boethius and other notables on the charge of treason. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. It is now doubted whether any French, except a fragment of a translation of Boethius, in verse, is extant of an earlier age than the twelfth. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Boethius, like Savage in our own days, died in a prison; Terence was a slave, and Plautus did the work of a horse. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 It was in these transactions that Boethius, the philosopher, and Symmachus, the senator, fell victims to his wrath. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition —This direction which Philosophy took is noteworthy, not alone in Cicero and Seneca, but at the fall of the Roman empire, when Boethius wrote in his prison his immortal work on the consolations of Philosophy.— Pedagogics as a System The patrician Boethius while in prison awaiting his death sentence from Theoderic composed his work On the Consolation of Philosophy, a treatise embued with the finest spirit of Greek intellectual life. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. The textbooks, however, of the Middle Ages were chiefly those of Boethius, Isidor, and Capella, and were of the most meagre content and character. History of Human Society He was so "obscure" that he was publicly excommunicated by the zealot Boethius. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Amalasunta had restored their property to her sons, the younger Boethius and Symmachus; but the war seems to have consumed everything. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I He pulled from his pocket a copy of Boethius. A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds Boethius, whose Consolation of Philosophy was written a.d. The Care of Books Charlemagne was the first important king since Theodoric to pay any attention to book learning, which had fared badly enough since the death of Boethius, three centuries before. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Chaucer made a translation of Boethius, which was printed by Caxton. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I The noble Boethius, after being leader of the Roman senate and highly-prized minister of the Gothic king, died under hideous torture, inflicted at the command of a suspicious and irritated master. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I Gibbon rightly amended his phrase, when he described Boethius not as stooping, but rather as rising, from his life of placid meditation to an active share in the imperial business. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland IV From a MS. of a French translation of the first book of the Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius: written in Flanders towards the end of the fifteenth century. The Care of Books Boethius, last distinguished Roman writer, 19, 31 f., An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Boethius is not usually classed as a Roman author, altho Gibbon said of him that he was "the last Roman whom Cato or Cicero could have recognized as his countryman." The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I Another book of more than ordinary interest is Chaucer's translation of Boethius' "De Consolatione Philosophiæ," on vellum in double columns, fifteenth century. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum Aristotle, Boethius, Boccaccio, and Dante figure in the list, the latter both in Italian and in French. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 From a MS. of a French translation of the first book of the Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, written in Flanders towards the end of the fifteenth century 164 64. The Care of Books Martin pointed out with positiveness the similarity of the first book of Boethius to the first five books of Nicomachus. The Hindu-Arabic Numerals A similar practice is described in the Proem to The Consolation of Philosophy of Boethius. Early Theories of Translation Of Aristotle there survived in Latin dress only the Categories and the De interpretatione, the merciful legacy of Boethius, the last of the philosophers. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield He takes the book that the adviser of Theodoric the Great, Boethius, had composed while in prison, and in which we see a personified abstraction, Wisdom, bringing consolation to the unfortunate man threatened with death. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance He possessed also some works of Bernard Augustin, and Boethius, whose Consolation of Philosophy few book-collectors of the middle ages were without. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages We now have to consider the question as to whether Boethius knew these ġobār forms, or forms akin to them. The Hindu-Arabic Numerals According to the Proem to the Boethius, Alfred, in the Anglo-Saxon period, first translated the book "from Latin into English prose," and then "wrought it up once more into verse, as it is now done." Early Theories of Translation Then follow the other subjects of the Trivium and the Quadrivium each subject being represented by its chief exponent—logic by Aristotle, arithmetic by Boethius, geometry by Euclid, etc. Life in the Medieval University The story of the misfortunes of Orpheus, written by Boethius in a very pretentious style, has in Alfred's translation a charm of its own, the charm of the wild flower. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance A translation of Boethius, a version of the �neid from the French, and a tract or two of Cicero, were the stray first-fruits of the classical press in England. History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 It is pathetic, however, to think of the medieval student trying to extract mental nourishment from a work so abstract, so meaningless, so unnecessarily complicated, as the arithmetic of Boethius. The Hindu-Arabic Numerals Ulysses quoting Aristotle is an anachronism; but King Alfred's translation of Boethius is almost as much of a paradox. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature In 1431 the Nova Rhetorica of Cicero, the Metamorphoses of Ovid, and the works of Virgil were prescribed at Oxford as alternatives to the fourth book of the Topica of Boethius. Life in the Medieval University The "Roman de la Rose" in France, "Piers Plowman" in England, the immense popularity in all Europe of the Consolation of Boethius, had already been manifestations of those same tendencies. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance The most important of the earliest treatises upon music, and by far the most famous, is that of Boethius, as it is also the most systematic. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present The second question relating to Boethius is this: Could he possibly have known the Hindu numerals? The Hindu-Arabic Numerals Ovid, Juvenal, Persius, Catullus, and Seneca, are largely drawn from, while, strangely enough, Cicero, Boethius, and Virgil are quoted but seldom, the latter, indeed, only twice, though his commentators, especially Servetus, are frequently employed. The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 He cites Marchetto of Padua as the first to write in the chromatic manner since Boethius. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera It is the "Consolation" of Boethius, and the meditations of "that noble senatoure" who had also known great reverses, occupied his thoughts while the night hours glided on. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Boethius' treatise on music is divided into five books. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present Boethius could very well have learned one or more forms of Hindu numerals from some traveler or merchant. The Hindu-Arabic Numerals And what is said of a suppositum is to be applied to a person in rational or intellectual creatures; for a person is nothing else than "an individual substance of rational nature," according to Boethius. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition Even Boethius—we can now regard this as certain—was a Catholic Christian. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Chaucer wrote in prose his tale of the parson, and his tale of Melibeus, both taken from the French, his translation of Boethius, and his treatise on the Astrolabe. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance After Boethius there is nothing in Roman literature concerning music. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present It is true that we have no records of the interchange of learning, in any large way, between eastern Asia and central Europe in the century preceding the time of Boethius. The Hindu-Arabic Numerals Interior of a library: from a MS. of a French translation of the first book of the Consolations of Philosophy of Boethius. Libraries in the Medieval and Renaissance Periods The Rede Lecture Delivered June 13, 1894 She translated Boethius of the Consolation of Philosophy; in order, as she pretended, to allay her grief for Henry IV.'s change of religion. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. When Boethius was awaiting his doom in the tower at Pavia, his mind reverted to the lettered ease of his life before he had offended the fierce Theodoric. The Great Book-Collectors The only example we possess of the Roman notation from classical times, or in close tradition from classical times, is that in "Boethius' Consolations of Philosophy." A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present Let us now consider the third question, Is there any positive or strong circumstantial evidence that Boethius did know these numerals? The Hindu-Arabic Numerals Great Alfred, in the darkness of the Ninth Century, when the Danes were beating at the door, wrote down on his copy of Boethius his denial of the doctrine of fate. Gilbert Keith Chesterton An allusion, probably, to her kindness to the families of Boethius and Symmachus. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator The lamentable story of poor King Duff, as related by Hector Boethius, a story which has blanched the cheek and spoiled the rest of many a youthful reader, is too well known to need extracting. Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster From the fact of this being the only place where the Roman notation is illustrated, certain writers have concluded that Boethius invented it—a supposition which is utterly improbable. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present The writer then leaves the subject entirely, using the Roman numerals for the rest of his discussion, a proceeding so foreign to the method of Boethius as to be inexplicable on the hypothesis of authenticity. The Hindu-Arabic Numerals Boethius once stayed up all night watching a toad in the hope that it might relinquish its treasure; but he complained that nothing resulted "to gratify the great pangs of his whole night's restlessness." Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance It was probably the younger Symmachus, the father-in-law of Boethius, who uttered them. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator There, in the company of Boethius, he often considered the world, and watched, from above, the gradual life of the village. Autumn Grammar was the basis of study, which dealt mainly with such works as those of Cicero, Virgil, Boethius. Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century As to the fourth question, Did Boethius probably know the numerals? The Hindu-Arabic Numerals Wherefore Boethius, having said that the chain of fate is fickle, shortly afterwards adds—"which, since it is derived from an unchangeable Providence must also itself be unchangeable." Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition Content of the MS. 74-75 To whom addressed 76 Information as to life of Symmachus 77 Information as to life of Boethius 79 Religious position of Boethius 81 Information as to life of Cassiodorus 84 The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator That afternoon, Mr. Jeminy, with Boethius under his arm, came into Frye's General Store, to buy a box of matches for Mrs. Grumble. Autumn Mr. Bohn in his well-known series has added my verse to Mr. Fox's prose Boethius. My Life as an Author The arithmetic of Boethius would have been about the last book to be thought of in such institutions. The Hindu-Arabic Numerals And thus Boethius compared the intellect to eternity, and reason to time. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition There can be little doubt however that Boethius is the more correct form, and this is the form given us in the Anecdoton Holderi. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator These four books were opposed to the four books on the Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, and the Dialogue to the fifth book. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil Other works of Boethius lived through the Dark and Middle Ages, especially his translations of Aristotle, which were standards for the student in philosophy. Anglo-Saxon Literature The cold Providence of Boethius gives way to an enthusiastic acknowledgement of the goodness of God. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 God alone is such a form: and of such is Boethius speaking there. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition But when we come to the statement of the literary labours of Boethius the case is entirely altered. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Boethius hearkened more to the answer of philosophy than to that of St. Paul; that was the cause of his failure. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil The original prose translation is itself expansive, because the poetry of Boethius is exceedingly terse, and cannot be rendered into readable prose without enlargement. Anglo-Saxon Literature One of the finest accounts ever given of the nature of thunderbolts is that mentioned by Adrianus Tollius in his edition of 'Boethius on Gems.' Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Because relations are predicated relatively, and thus the relations do not import composition in that of which they are predicated, as Boethius teaches in the same book. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition We learn from the fragment before us that Boethius also wrote a 'Bucolic Poem.' The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator The books that I have seen have not satisfied me, not even the famous Boethius, who meets with general approval. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil For instance, he writes of "God" and "Christ" where Boethius says "love" or "the good"; and he writes of "angels" instead of "divine substance." Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days The translations from Boethius, printed in the second volume of the Letters, are their joint composition. Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings Some of the editions contain a reproduction of a bust purporting to represent Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy We now pass on to consider the information furnished by this fragment as to the illustrious son-in-law of Symmachus, Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator I will now read in 'The Consolations of Boethius'—last of the Latin authors properly so called—and smoke a cigar. The Red Redmaynes I will give you one or two specimens of the additions to Boethius with which Alfred is credited. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days In the beginning of the sixth century, the celebrated Boethius described the present system as an invention of the Pythagoreans, meaning, probably, to express some indistinct notion of its coming from the east. Notes and Queries, Number 27, May 4, 1850 Boethius belonged to an ancient family, which boasted a connection with the legendary glories of the Republic, and was still among the foremost in wealth and dignity in the days of Rome's abasement. The Consolation of Philosophy And after all, M. Jourdain, in arguing, as he seems disposed to argue, against any external profession of Christianity on the part of Boethius, introduces contradictions greater than any that his theory would remove. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Then he buried himself in Boethius, and Mark, looking out of the window, saw the life of the lake and the glory of the summer sky reflected. The Red Redmaynes I had leisure to repent during several weeks' confinement by my sprain, which I passed in translating Boethius' Consolations of Philosophy. Tales of a Traveller The latter is, I believe, an excellent translation; it is accompanied by a Life of Boethius, drawn up with great care and accuracy. Notes and Queries, Number 41, August 10, 1850 V. Philosophy admits the justice of Boethius' self-vindication, but grieves rather for the unhappy change in his mind. The Consolation of Philosophy The fragment now before us shows that the old-fashioned belief in Boethius as a theologian was well founded. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Her translation of Boethius shows her exceptional art and skill. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature "Since," says good old Boethius, "no man can retain her at his pleasure, what are her favors but sure prognostications of approaching trouble and calamity?" Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete May we venture to anticipate an affirmative reply to another parallel question—Does Queen Elizabeth's translation of Boethius exist in manuscript? Notes and Queries, Number 41, August 10, 1850 I. Philosophy reproves Boethius for the foolishness of his complaints against Fortune. The Consolation of Philosophy We would gladly know something more of this 'Bucolic Poem' indited by the universal genius, Boethius. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator For this reason Boethius judges glory of the people vain, because he sees it to be without discernment. The Banquet (Il Convito) In the debate which followed, Boethius claimed to speak and declared that the accusation was false, "but whatever Albinus did, I and the whole senate of Rome with one purpose did the same." Ravenna, a Study Among these was the 'Pastoral Care of Pope Gregory,' to which he wrote the Preface; but with his own hand he translated the 'Consolations of Philosophy,' by Boethius, two manuscripts of which still exist. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Philosophy in Fortune's name replies to Boethius' reproaches, and proves that the gifts of Fortune are hers to give and to take away.—CH. The Consolation of Philosophy This makes the encomiums conferred in this letter more significant, since they must have been bestowed after the delation against Albinus and Boethius. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator And I set myself to read that book of Boethius, not known to many, in which, when a captive exile, he had consoled himself. The Banquet (Il Convito) Boethius was tried in the senate house in Rome while he was lying in prison in Pavia. Ravenna, a Study And I set myself to read that book, but little known, of Boethius, in which in prison and exile he had consoled himself. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 Boethius himself, amid the general applause, delivered the public speech in the King's honour usual on such occasions. The Consolation of Philosophy It may be said at once that in the earlier MSS. the fourth treatise is not attributed to Boethius. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator And here it is to be observed that, as Boethius says in his Consolation, each sudden change of things does not happen without some flurry of mind. The Banquet (Il Convito) A friend of Boethius had a library lined with slabs of ivory and pale green marble. Gossip in a Library The riches of Rusticiana, the daughter of Symmachus and widow of Boethius, had been generously devoted to alleviate the calamities of famine. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 It is in this situation that the opening of the 'Consolation of Philosophy' brings Boethius before us. The Consolation of Philosophy Boethius, the Pr�torian pr�fect, was killed at the same moment, and before the event could be divulged, the principal friends of the patrician were summoned to the palace, and separately murdered. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 Wherefore Boethius in the same book says: "Then money is good when, bartered for other things, by the use of generosity one no longer possesses it." The Banquet (Il Convito) The Scottish nation, with mistaken pride, adopted their Irish genealogy; and the annals of a long line of imaginary kings have been adorned by the fancy of Boethius, and the classic elegance of Buchanan. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 But the favor and fidelity of Boethius declined in just proportion with the public happiness; and an unworthy colleague was imposed to divide and control the power of the master of the offices. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Boethius falls back upon his present sense of misery. The Consolation of Philosophy How many of us were scattered by Theodoric, while Boethius was in exile, into the different quarters of the world, like sheep whose shepherd has been struck down! The Love of Books The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury And therefore Boethius in the second chapter of his Consolations says: "Certainly Avarice makes men hateful." The Banquet (Il Convito) Boethius wrote his fine treatise On the Consolation of Philosophy half a century after the extinction of the Empire of the West. Latin Literature And some credit may be due to the asseveration of Boethius, that he had reluctantly obeyed the divine Plato, who enjoins every virtuous citizen to rescue the state from the usurpation of vice and ignorance. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Boethius objects that the memory of past happiness is the bitterest portion of the lot of the unhappy. The Consolation of Philosophy Boethius, indeed, beheld Philosophy bearing a sceptre in her left hand and books in her right, by which it is evidently shown to all men that no one can rightly rule a commonwealth without books. The Love of Books The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury The work of Boethius, which is known in all modern languages, was translated into Anglo-Saxon by King Alfred, 900 A.D. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Suetonius and Boethius probably represent the extreme variation of limit which can be reasonably adopted; but between them they leave room for many points of pause. Latin Literature In the last hours of Boethius, he derived some comfort from the safety of his two sons, of his wife, and of his father-in-law, the venerable Symmachus. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Boethius acknowledges that he is but recollecting truths he once knew. The Consolation of Philosophy Thus it happens that "bright virtue lurks buried in obscurity," to use the words of Boethius, and burning lights are not put under a bushel, but for want of oil are utterly extinguished. The Love of Books The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury But the best specimens of English prose of this period are Chaucer's translation of Boethius, his "Testament of Love," and two of his Canterbury Tales. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities And hence it is that, as Boethius says: "there are some axioms self-evident to all alike." Moral Philosophy The senator Boethius is the last of the Romans whom Cato or Tully could have acknowledged for their countryman. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Euripides' meaning is therefore really just the reverse of that which Boethius makes it. The Consolation of Philosophy It follows therefore that through ignorance of poetry we do not understand Jerome, Augustine, Boethius, Lactantius, Sidonius, and very many others, a catalogue of whom would more than fill a long chapter. The Love of Books The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury Besides his translations from the Scriptures, he made selections from St. Augustine, Bede, and other writers; he translated "The Consolations of Philosophy," by Boethius, and he incorporates his own reflections with all these authors. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Extracts from the works of Aristotle, prepared by Boethius, and later his complete works, constituted the texts used. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization After his return to Rome, and his marriage with the daughter of his friend, the patrician Symmachus, Boethius still continued, in a palace of ivory and marble, to prosecute the same studies. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 V. Boethius still cannot understand why the distribution of happiness and misery to the righteous and the wicked seems the result of chance. The Consolation of Philosophy Thou, says Boethius, speaking to Philosophy, hast sanctioned this saying by the mouth of Plato, that states would be happy if they were ruled by students of philosophy, or if their rulers would study philosophy. The Love of Books The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury The last rays of heathen cultivation in Italy were extinguished in the gloomy dungeon of Boethius, and the period so justly designated as the Dark Ages began both in eastern and western Europe. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Boethius' De Musica, written at the beginning of the sixth century, was the text used. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization Boethius entirely genuine, and the painting of his black book, as of the red one beside it, again worth notice, showing how pleasant and interesting the commonest things become, when well painted. Mornings in Florence Boethius seems to forget for the moment that Philosophy is speaking. The Consolation of Philosophy Sedgefield's translation of the_ Consolations of Boethius_ distinguishes the original matter by Alfred from the translation. Halleck's New English Literature The Lamentation of Mary Magdalen taken from Origen, was written by him in his early years, and perhaps Boethius de Consolatione Philosophiæ was translated by him about the same time. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I. This study consisted almost entirely of geography and reasoning as to geometrical forms until the tenth century, when Boethius' work on Geometry, containing some extracts from Euclid, was discovered by Gerbert. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization His soliloquies on a blissful life, and the order of the universe, and the immortality of the soul are pregnant with the richest thought, equal to the best treatises of Cicero or Boethius. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity I. Boethius asks if there is really any such thing as chance. The Consolation of Philosophy Alfred produced a work on moral philosophy, by altering and amending the De Consolatione Philosophiae of Boethius, a noble Roman who was brutally thrown into prison and executed about 525 A.D. Halleck's New English Literature The cold providence of Boethius gives way to an enthusiastic acknowledgment of the goodness of God. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) The Arithmetic of Boethius also appears on the third floor. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization But such objections as those of Boethius were usually explained away by allegory. Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism Within a short time of writing 'The Consolation of Philosophy,' Boethius died by a cruel death. The Consolation of Philosophy Among the moderns—St. Augustine, St. Ambrose, Beda and Boethius, all countenance the opinion. Thaumaturgia At this moment Abbé Coignard sighed deeply, opened his eyes, called for his book of Boethius, and fainted again into unconsciousness. The Queen Pedauque Boethius has vindicated his own fair name, and blackened for ever that of Theodoric, by his immortal treatise, the Consolation of Philosophy, composed in hourly expectation of death. Medieval Europe To Boethius, weeping in prison, came Philosophy to console him. Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism Some in the like manner have mingled prose and verse, as Sanazzar and Boethius. English literary criticism Taking the writings of Caedmon, Baeda, Pope Gregory, and Boethius; translating, editing, commentating, and adding his own to the views of others upon a wide range of subjects. The Evolution of an Empire: A Brief Historical Sketch of England So I went to my tutor's room, to write my letters, where I disturbed five or six rats, who had begun to make a meal off his Boethius, which had remained on the night table. The Queen Pedauque Himself a philosopher only in his sublime optimism and his resolve to treat the inevitable as immaterial, Boethius rivets the attention by his absolute honesty. Medieval Europe In a later book Boethius gives a clearer key to the objection. Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism "Of no use!" said Mr. Brownlow laughing--having just found her trying to make out the Old English of King Alfred's 'Boethius'--"such as this?" Magnum Bonum In the same year were born two other men, glories of their age, whose fame is more generally remembered: Boethius the poet and philosopher, and Benedict called Saint. By the Ionian Sea Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy He recited to me the "Maxims of Epictetus," the "Homilies of St Basil" and the "Consolations of Boethius." The Queen Pedauque When his own kinsmen, Boethius and Symmachus, were put to death on a charge of treachery, Maximus burned with hatred of the Goth. Veranilda Boethius was a Roman Consul in the beginning of the sixth century, who was put to death by the great Theodoric, King of the East-Goths, who then ruled over Italy. Heroes Every Child Should Know Whatever such words may prove, they prove at least this, that Boethius, as he says himself, was the victim of his own chivalry. Roman and the Teuton Boethius, the last of the Roman philosophers, left a work "on the Consolations of Philosophy," which is known in all modern languages. The Interdependence of Literature I have also studied the Greek and Latin moralists, whose maxims have strengthened my soul in the vicissitudes of my life, and I have particularly applied Boethius as an antidote for the evils of existence. The Queen Pedauque Then Simplicius began to read from the manuscript, and Decius, who knew Greek fairly well—he had lately completed certain translations from Plato, left unfinished by Boethius—gave reverent attention. Veranilda So in translating Boethius, he altered a good deal, to make the wise heathen speak like a Christian. Heroes Every Child Should Know So, maddened with the fancied discovery that the man whom he had honoured, trusted, loved, was conspiring against him, Dietrich sent Boethius to prison. Roman and the Teuton On the other hand, he offers thanks for having had the grace given him to compose his translation of Boethius and other moral and devotional works. Chaucer For this, however, we must accuse not Chaucer, but Boethius, whom he has almost literally translated, though with some change of order. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems It is remarkable that Boethius, in his description of Scotland, gives it twelve miles of breadth. Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland He translated into English the History of Basda, the History of Orosius, some of the works of Pope Gregory the Great, and the Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius. Heroes Every Child Should Know Boethius, in his De Consolatione, denies it all; and Boethius was a good man. Roman and the Teuton The illumination of MSS. was a favourite art in the later empire, and is said to have been practised by Boethius. The Library The saying of the old scholar Boethius, in his treatise "De Consolatione Philosophiae", which Chaucer translated, and from which he has freely borrowed in his poetry. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems In old Aberdeen stands the King’s College, of which the first president was Hector Boece, or Boethius, who may be justly reverenced as one of the revivers of elegant learning. Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland The Categories and Porphyry's Isagoge were the books of greatest service in the study of this subject; with Boethius' translations and expositions of Aristotle and Porphyry. Old English Libraries Better to believe that Dietrich committed once in his life, a fearful crime, than that good Boethius’ famous book is such another as the Eikon Basilike. Roman and the Teuton Fragments of this work are preserved to us, chiefly in Stobaeus, a few in Boethius and other writers. Timaeus See the reference to Boethius in note 91 to the Knight's Tale. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems The stile of Boethius, though, perhaps, not always rigorously pure, is formed with great diligence upon ancient models, and wholly uninfected with monastic barbarity. Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland In this subject, for which few books were necessary, Boethius was the guide. Old English Libraries He seems, however, not to have been eager for his death; for Boethius remained there long enough to write his noble book. Roman and the Teuton To console himself, he read Boethius, and religious philosophy was ever afterwards his favorite study. Beacon Lights of History At the opening of the story of Croesus, Chaucer has copied from his own translation of Boethius; but the story is mainly taken from the "Romance of the Rose" 27. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems The contemporaries of Boethius thought it sufficient to know what the ancients had delivered. Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland I placed him in a box in warmth and quiet, with some small fragments of paper from a Boethius, printed by Caxton, and a leaf of a seventeenth century book. The Enemies of Books This reflection," says Tyrwhttt, "seems to have been suggested by one which follows soon after the mention of Croesus in the passage just cited from Boethius. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems He was then too narrow to read Plato or Boethius. Beacon Lights of History |
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