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Adrian Papahagi

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Description:PRESENTATIONBoethius’ masterpiece, The Consolation of Philosophy (c. 524) can be counted among the most popular books of the early Middle Ages: it was extensively copied, glossed, commented upon, and translated. But how did the medieval West rediscover it? Where did the text resurface at the end of the eighth century? How did ninth- and tenth-century scholars react to this complicated book, replete with Platonic lore yet devoid of explicit references to Christ? How did translators such as Alfred and Notker cope with the difficult philosophical vocabulary of the text they turned into Old English and Old High German? A few answers are ventured in the present book, whose purpose is to examine the impact of the last great book of late Antiquity upon the Latin and vernacular culture of the ninth and tenth centuries. TESTIMONIAThe reception of Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy from its rediscovery around 800 through the ninth and tenth centuries is one of the most fascinating stories of early medieval culture. Adrian Papahagi’s studies offer some new theories about the key players in this story, including Alcuin, Theodulf, Notker and Alfred, soundly based in a fresh study of the manuscripts, and challenge some long-held convictions. (MALCOLM R. GODDEN, Bosworth and Rawlinson Professor of Anglo-Saxon, Oxford University)Adrian Papahagi has reopened the discussion about the transmission of Boethius’ Consolatio Philosophiae in the Carolingian age. By examining afresh the manuscripts and available bibliography, he summarises the state of the question and clarifies a few vexed questions raised by previous scholars. Papahagi does not confine himself to a pars destruens: he also proposes a pars construens, which must henceforth be taken into account. (FABIO TRONCARELLI, Professor of Latin Palaeography, Università di Viterbo)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Boethiana Mediaevalia: A Collection of Studies on the Early Medieval Fortune of Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy. To get started finding Boethiana Mediaevalia: A Collection of Studies on the Early Medieval Fortune of Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 230

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Zeta Books

Release: 2010

ISBN: 9731997792

Description: PRESENTATIONBoethius’ masterpiece, The Consolation of Philosophy (c. 524) can be counted among the most popular books of the early Middle Ages: it was extensively copied, glossed, commented upon, and translated. But how did the medieval West rediscover it? Where did the text resurface at the end of the eighth century? How did ninth- and tenth-century scholars react to this complicated book, replete with Platonic lore yet devoid of explicit references to Christ? How did translators such as Alfred and Notker cope with the difficult philosophical vocabulary of the text they turned into Old English and Old High German? A few answers are ventured in the present book, whose purpose is to examine the impact of the last great book of late Antiquity upon the Latin and vernacular culture of the ninth and tenth centuries. TESTIMONIAThe reception of Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy from its rediscovery around 800 through the ninth and tenth centuries is one of the most fascinating stories of early medieval culture. Adrian Papahagi’s studies offer some new theories about the key players in this story, including Alcuin, Theodulf, Notker and Alfred, soundly based in a fresh study of the manuscripts, and challenge some long-held convictions. (MALCOLM R. GODDEN, Bosworth and Rawlinson Professor of Anglo-Saxon, Oxford University)Adrian Papahagi has reopened the discussion about the transmission of Boethius’ Consolatio Philosophiae in the Carolingian age. By examining afresh the manuscripts and available bibliography, he summarises the state of the question and clarifies a few vexed questions raised by previous scholars. Papahagi does not confine himself to a pars destruens: he also proposes a pars construens, which must henceforth be taken into account. (FABIO TRONCARELLI, Professor of Latin Palaeography, Università di Viterbo)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Boethiana Mediaevalia: A Collection of Studies on the Early Medieval Fortune of Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy. To get started finding Boethiana Mediaevalia: A Collection of Studies on the Early Medieval Fortune of Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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