Boethius in the Middle Ages : Latin and vernacular traditions of the Consolatio philosophiae
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Boethius in the Middle Ages : Latin and vernacular traditions of the Consolatio philosophiae
(Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters, Bd. 58)
Brill, 1997
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Some articles in French or German
Bibliography: p. [327]-358
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Boethius' Consolatio Philosophiae is one of those exceptional works that circulated widely throughout such diverse medieval cultures as the schools and universities, the court, and religious houses. It spawned a rich tradition of Latin commentaries and was a major force in shaping vernacular literary traditions, including the works of Jean de Meun, Dante, and Chaucer.
The changing perceptions of the Consolatio are the subject of this collection of new essays. The first section is devoted to the Latin commentary tradition (William of Conches, Nicholas Trevet, and Pierre d'Ailly). The other sections explore the vernacular traditions (Italian, French, German, English, and Dutch).
The book underlines the interactions between the Latin and the vernacular and between literary and scholastic contexts, and the focus throughout is on the intellectual and institutional background of the works discussed.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I: The Latin Tradition
The 'Glosa' as Instrument for the Development of Natural Philosophy. William of Conches' Commentary on Boethuis Lodi Nauta
The Scholastic Context of the Beothuis Commentary by Nicholas Trevet Lodi Nauta
Le traite de Pierre d'Ailly sur la Consolation de Boece, question 2. Etude preliminaire Marguerite Chappuis
Part II: The Middle Dutch Tradition
'Latinitas' in Middle Dutch Literature Paul Wackers
Consolation in Late Medieval Dutch Literature Thom Mertens
The Medieval Dutch Tradition of Boethius' Consolatio philosophiae, Mariken Goris and Wilma Wissink
The Transition of Academic Knowledge. Scholasticism in the Ghent Boethius (1485) and Other Comentaries on the Consolatio, Maarten J.F.M. Hoenen
Part III: Other Vernacular Traditions. English, French, Italian, and German
Placing Walton's Boethius Ian Johnson
The Medieval French Tradition Glynnis M. Cropp
...Quello non conosciuto da molti libro di Boezio. Hinweise zur Consolatio philosophiae in Norditalien Thomas Ricklin
The German Boethius Translation Printed in 1473 in Its Historical context Nigel F. Palmer
Appendix
Bibliography
Index of Manuscripts
Index of Names and Places
Contributors
Plates I-III
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