The Legacy of Boethius in Medieval England: The "Consolation" and Its Afterlives.

Author / Editor
McMullen, A. Joseph, and Erica Weaver, eds.

Title
The Legacy of Boethius in Medieval England: The "Consolation" and Its Afterlives.

Published
Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2018.

Physical Description
xxxii, 224 pp.

Series
Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, no. 525.

Description
Twelve essays by various authors and an introduction by the editors consider the range and depth of impact of Boethius's "Consolation of Philosophy" on Old and Middle English literature and thought. The introduction summarizes the legacy of the "Consolation," describes Bo, and sketches Chaucer's engagement with the "Consolation" in his other works. For three essays pertaining to Chaucer, search for The Legacy of Boethius in Medieval England under Alternative Title.

Contributor
Weaver, Erica, ed.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations
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