New Directions in Boethian Studies

by Noel Harold Kaylor Jr. (Editor), Philip Edward Phillips (Editor)

Overview

Continuing work begun by previous scholars, New Directions in Boethian Studies brings together recent studies from the diverse perspective of recent scholarship published during the first decade of Carmina Philosophiae: Journal of the International Boethius Society, a journal which seeks to make sound editions of texts and commentaries, both Latin and vernacular, more readily available to scholars. The book is divided into five sections according to the following areas of study: 1) aspects of Boethius's Latin De Consolatione Philosophiae, 2) vernacular translations of the Consolatio, 3) multidisciplinary perspectives on Boethius in art and literary history, 4) multidisciplinary perspectives on Boethius in art and literary history, and 5) ongoing efforts to find and edit unpublished translations and major studies of Boethius's works. The study of Boethius, his works, and his influence continues to expand as scholars turn their attention to interdisciplinary and heretofore neglected areas of research. The essays and the critical edition presented in this collection represent the ongoing discussions of established and emerging scholars who are drawn to Boethius, undeniably one of the most central and seminal thinkers in the Western tradition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580441001
Publisher:	Medieval Institute Publications
Publication date:	08/01/2007
Series:	Studies in Medieval Culture , #45
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.17(h) x (d)

About the Author

Noel Harold Kaylor Jr. is Professor of English at Troy University, Executive Director of the International Boethius Society and coeditor of its interdisciplinary journal, Carmina Philosophiae. Philip Edward Phillips is Professor of English and Associate Dean of the University Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Noel Harold Kaylor Jr. and Philip Edward Phillips Part I: Boethius's Latin De Consolatione Philosophiae The Philosophical Background of Sufficientia in Boethius's Consolation, Book 3 by William J. Asbell Jr. Boethius's Consolatio Philosophiae as a Bridge between Classical and Christian Conceptions of Tragedy by Christine Herold This is Comforting? Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy, Rhetoric, Dialectic, and Unicum Illud Inter Homines Deumque Commercium by Krista Sue-Lo Twu Part II: Vernacular Translation of the Consolatio A Dit Contre Fortune, the Medieval French Boethian Consolatio Contained in MS Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale, fr. 25418 by J. Keith Atkinson An Italian Translation of Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion by Glynnis M. Cropp Some Vernacular Versions of Boethius's De Consolatione Philosophiae in Medieval Spain: Notes on Their Relationship with the Commentary Tradition by Francesca Ziino Part III: Boethius in Art and Literary History Visualizing Boethius's Consolation as Romance by Ann W. Astell The Eternal Triangle of Writer, Patron, and Fortune in Late Medieval Literature by Christoph Houswitschka Boethius, the Wife of Bath, and the Dialectic of Paradox by Michael Masi Part IV: Boethius in Religion and Mythography Boethius, Christ, and the New Order by Romanus Cessario The Muses in the Consolation: The Late Medieval Mytholographic Tradition by Graham N. Drake Part V: Reedition of The Boke of Coumfort of Bois The Boke of Coumfort of Bois Bodleian Library, Oxford MS AUCT. F. 3.5: A Transcription with Introduction-Originally transcribed, edited and introduced by Noel Harold Kaylor Jr., Jason Edward Streed, and William H. Watts, Reedited here by Noel Harold Kaylor Jr., and Philip Edward Phillips