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| Back | a translation by Geoffrey Chaucer of the Consolation Philosophia of the 6th century Roman philosopher Boethius undertaken c. 1380 while not following the original closely , Chaucer's prose version testifies to his deep sympathy for and engagement with Boethius' work its discussion of the true good and the apparent paradox of Man's free will and God's foreknowledge influenced his own writing, most notably Troilus and Criseyde and the Knight's Tale Boece is Geoffrey Chaucer's translation into Middle English of The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius.[1] The original work, written in Latin, stresses the importance of philosophy to everyday life and was one of the major works of philosophy in the Middle Ages. As well as using philosophy to understand and deal with hardship, it is also an attempt by Boethius to improve the minds of the people in 6th century Rome by introducing them to Greek philosophy. |
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