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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth ElliottPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9781409424185ISBN 10: 1409424189 Pages: 178 Publication Date: 14 November 2012 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'Elizabeth Elliott treats a number of subjects - Boethius, Boethius's fortune in the later Middle Ages, memory, life-writing, prison literature, advice to princes - in a deft and sophisticated manner. Engaging with Boethius, a philosopher, she deals with complex philosophical questions, and she insists upon the serious, intellectual component in texts which, up to now, were considered largely to be works of aristocratic and aesthetic play.' William Calin, University of Florida, USA and author of The French Tradition and the Literature of Medieval England 'This study is a fine contribution to recent scholarship on the influence of medieval translations of Boethian models. With its emphasis on memory as a means of consolation and also ethical perfection, the study sheds new light on the erotic imagery so striking in the works analysed, making a strong case for a moral significance that contradicts the intention traditionally attributed to Boethius. Moreover, by insisting on the political and ethical significance of such amatory writings, the study opens up new paths to explore.' Parergon 'Elliot offers new and exciting discussions of late medieval literary uses of Boethius as evidence of the emergence of vernacular authorship as well as the conscious representation of aristocratic identity in literature.' Comitatus Elizabeth Elliott treats a number of subjects-Boethius, Boethius's fortune in the later Middle Ages, memory, life-writing, prison literature, advice to princes-in a deft and sophisticated manner. Engaging with Boethius, a philosopher, she deals with complex philosophical questions, and she insists upon the serious, intellectual component in texts which, up to now, were considered largely to be works of aristocratic and aesthetic play.'William Calin, University of Florida, author of The French Tradition and the Literature of Medieval England Author InformationElizabeth Elliott is a lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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