Description: Composed while its author was imprisoned, this book remains one of Western literature's most eloquent meditations on the transitory nature of earthly belongings, and the superiority of things of the mind. Slavitt's translation captures Boethius's energy and passion. Seth Lerer places Boethius's life and achievement in context in his introduction.
Brief description: Seth Lerer is Dean of Arts and Humanities and Distinguished Professor of Literature at the University of California, San Diego.
Review Quotes: This is a sensitive and readable translation, whose poetic merits place it beyond other translations of Boethius's great text.--Henry Taylor