{"product_id":"boethius-consolation-philosophy-london-1712-121305","title":"Of the Consolation of Philosophy.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003elast great Western work from Antiquity\u003c\/h4\u003eThe second edition of this English-language translation of Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy by the Jacobite conspirator Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston (1648-1695).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArguably the most famous work of philosophy from late antiquity, Boethius composed his Consolation at the very end of his life whilst imprisoned and awaiting execution for treason in AD 523-4. It takes the form of a dialogue between the author and philosophy, personified as a 'Woman of a most reverend Countenance' (p.3), who counsels that true happiness is not based upon the attainment of material riches, honour or power, but from the unity of the soul and body within.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe text goes on to discuss the problem of evil, the nature of predestination, free will, and justice. As translator, Boethius was an important link between the Hellenic and Medieval worlds and was amongst the most widely read and debated figures from late antiquity. Such is his legacy that he has been dubbed the 'last of the Roman philosophers and the first of the scholastic theologians' (Edward Kennard Rand).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecond Graham edition; 12mo (17 x 10.5 cm); engraved frontispiece, woodcut initials, head and tailpieces, 5pp ads to rear, A12 cancellans, text-block toned with moderate spotting; contemporary panelled-calf, later contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine, joints carefully restored, small split to spine, very good; [3], vi-xlv, [1], 273, [5 ads]pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eESTC T21900.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BOETHIUS, Anicius Manlius Severinus; GRAHAM, Richard (1st Viscount Preston).","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57131277320567,"sku":"121305","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/121305_961d8556-d11d-4cd8-b64e-ca9380a640ce.jpg?v=1780911665","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/boethius-consolation-philosophy-london-1712-121305","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}