The Consolation of Boethius as poetic liturgy / Stephen Blackwood
2022, Third Edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #437451
ISBN: 9780192864024
Physical description; xxiii, 338 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The metres of Book One. Imprisoned by rhythm -- Rhythmic intervention -- Repeated metres. The first four -- The final two -- Repetition and recollection : a system of rhythmic sound. Formal structure -- Functional purpose -- Analogies of rhythmic repetition -- A mediation on Book Five. Repetition, narration, and the meditative ascent -- Freedom, providence, and prayer. Subjects; Boethius -524. De consolatione philosophiae. Boethius -524 Versification. Boethius -524. Boethius -524 Criticism and interpretation. De consolatione philosophiae (Boethius). LITERARY CRITICISM European English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. English language Old English Versification. Versification. Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures. Languages & Literatures. English language Old English, ca. 450-1100 Versification. Latin language Versification. Latin poetry History and criticism.
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