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Boethius, Fortune's Prisoner.(Brief article)(Book review)
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May 1, 2008
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Boethius, Fortune's Prisoner
James Harpur (Translator)
Anvil Press Poetry
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An aristocrat and scholar in a time where neither were too much smiled upon, Boethius let his voice be heard for generations after, a millennium and a half later. "Boethius, Fortune's Prisoner: The Poems of Boethius's The Consolation of Philosophy" is the ancient man's book of poetry, translated into today's language by classically trained poet in his own right, ...
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