DOCSLIB.ORG

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius: a Chronology and Selected Annotated Bibliography

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius: a Chronology and Selected Annotated Bibliography ANICIUS MANLIUS SEVERINUS BOETHIUS: A CHRONOLOGY AND SELECTED ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Philip Edward Phillips Introduction This chronology and annotated bibliography includes entries on the works, influence, and life of Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c.a.d. 480–524/25), famously known as “the last of the Romans whom Cato or Tully could have acknowledged as their countryman” and the “first of the Scholastics.” It is intended to be a general guide for graduate students and seasoned scholars alike. This bibliography provides succinct summaries and evaluations of the essential primary Boethian texts as well as important secondary scholarship on those texts and their influence on later writers and thinkers. This annotated bibliography begins with a timeline and chronology of the life and works of Boethius. All works are listed according to the date on which they are believed to have been written. This timeline is intended to assist readers in placing Boethius’s life events and writings within their historical and cultural contexts. All primary works (Section I) appear in the order assigned by the Clavis Patrum Lati- norum (hereafter CPL). Critical editions of the individual Latin works follow and appear chronologically. All secondary works (Section II) are divided according to genre: books, essay collections, articles, chapters, and reviews. The materials listed in Section II appear alphabetically. Other works, including bibliographies, reference works, and journals (Sec- tion III) also are listed alphabetically. This bibliography calls greater attention to major studies on Boethius in English as well as to more recent scholarship not included in currently available bibliographies. Those seeking more comprehensive coverage of earlier research on Boethius are advised to consult the works listed under Bibliographies (Section III.A), especially Joachim Gruber’s two Lustrum bibliographies (Bde. 39–40, 1997–98) and the recently published supplement (Bde. 52, 2010), Noel Harold Kaylor, Jr.’s The Medieval Consolation of Philosophy: An Annotated Bibliography (New York, 1992), and Luca Obertello’s Severino Boezio, vol. 2 (Genoa, 1974). 552 philip edward phillips Timeline and Chronology of Boethius’s Major Works a.d. 410 Alaric the Visigoth sacks Rome c.475–80 Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius born in Rome 476 Odoacer deposes Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman emperor, who retires in Campania 487 Boethius’s father, (? Narius) Manlius Boethius, consul in Rome 489 Theodoric the Ostrogoth sent by the Eastern Emperor Zeno to capture Italy c.490 Death of Boethius’s father; Boethius adopted by Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus (consul 485), a descendant of Q. Aurelius Symmachus (consul 391) 491 Accession of Anastatius as Eastern emperor; Theodoric proclaimed king of Italy 493 Odoacer defeated by Theodoric; Theodoric becomes king of Italy 495 Boethius marries Rusticiana, the daughter of Symmachus c.500 De institutione arithmetica written, traditionally marking the beginning of Boethius’s literary career c.504–05 In Porphyrii Isagogen, editio prima c.505–06 De syllogismis categoricis c.507 Boethius receives the title of Patrician c.507–09 In Porphyrii Isagogen, editio secunda 510 Boethius appointed consul in Rome; In Aristotelis Categorias in progress (c.509–11); De institutione musica written (c.510); In Aristotelis Perihermeneias, editio prima written (not before 513) and In Aristotelis Perihermeneias, editio secunda written (c.515–16) 518 Accession of Justin I as Eastern emperor; De syllogismis hypotheticis written (c.516–22) c.520 Opuscula sacra written 522 In Ciceronis Topica written (before 522); Boethius’s two sons, Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius and Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus, made joint consuls in Rome; Boethius’s encomium to Theodoric; Boethius appointed magister officiorum [Master of Offices] under Theodoric at Ravenna; De topicis differentiis written (before 523) 523 Death of Pope Hormisdas, replaced by pro-Byzantine Pope John I; Boethius arrested with Albinus and imprisoned without trial 524/525 De consolatione philosophiae written, c.524; Boethius tortured and executed in Pavia 525/526 Symmachus arrested and executed 526 Pope John I’s embassy to Constantinople; arrest, imprisonment, and death of Pope John I in Ravenna; death of Theodoric 527 Accession of Justinian I as Eastern emperor 535–40 Belisarius overthrows Ostrogoths in Italy For treatments of the chronology of Boethius’s life and works, see the following list of works consulted: Arthur Patch McKinlay, “Stylistic Tests and the Chronology of the Works of Boethius,” Harvard Studies in Classical Philology 18 (1907), 123–56; L.M. de Rijk, “On the Chronology of Boethius’ Works on Logic,” Vivarium 2 (1964), 1:1–49, 2:125–62; John Magee, Anicii Manlii Severini Boethii De Divisione Liber: Critical Edition, Translation, Prolegom- ena, and Commentary (Leiden, 1988), pp. xvii–xxxiii; Michael von Albrecht, A History of Roman Literature: From Livius Andronicus to Boethius, 2 vols (Leiden, 1997), pp. 1839–41; P.G. Walsh, “Introduction,” The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, trans. P.G. Walsh (Oxford, 1999), pp. xi–l; John Magee, “Boethius,” A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle Ages, ed. Jorge J.E. Gracia and Timothy B. Noone (Malden, MA, 2003), pp. 217–26; Chris- tian Meyer, Boèce. Traité de la Musique. Introduction, traduction et notes (Turnhout, 2004), pp. 1–2; and, most recently, John Magee, “Boethius,” in The Cambridge History of Philosophy in Late Antiquity, ed. Lloyd Gerson (Cambridge, 2011), Ch. 43, pp. 788–812..
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Politics of Roman Memory in the Age of Justinian DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the D
    The Politics of Roman Memory in the Age of Justinian DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Marion Woodrow Kruse, III Graduate Program in Greek and Latin The Ohio State University 2015 Dissertation Committee: Anthony Kaldellis, Advisor; Benjamin Acosta-Hughes; Nathan Rosenstein Copyright by Marion Woodrow Kruse, III 2015 ABSTRACT This dissertation explores the use of Roman historical memory from the late fifth century through the middle of the sixth century AD. The collapse of Roman government in the western Roman empire in the late fifth century inspired a crisis of identity and political messaging in the eastern Roman empire of the same period. I argue that the Romans of the eastern empire, in particular those who lived in Constantinople and worked in or around the imperial administration, responded to the challenge posed by the loss of Rome by rewriting the history of the Roman empire. The new historical narratives that arose during this period were initially concerned with Roman identity and fixated on urban space (in particular the cities of Rome and Constantinople) and Roman mythistory. By the sixth century, however, the debate over Roman history had begun to infuse all levels of Roman political discourse and became a major component of the emperor Justinian’s imperial messaging and propaganda, especially in his Novels. The imperial history proposed by the Novels was aggressivley challenged by other writers of the period, creating a clear historical and political conflict over the role and import of Roman history as a model or justification for Roman politics in the sixth century.
    [Show full text]
  • Poverty, Charity and the Papacy in The
    TRICLINIUM PAUPERUM: POVERTY, CHARITY AND THE PAPACY IN THE TIME OF GREGORY THE GREAT AN ABSTRACT SUBMITTED ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, 2013 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS OF TULANE UNIVERSITY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY BY ___________________________ Miles Doleac APPROVED: ________________________ Dennis P. Kehoe, Ph.D. Co-Director ________________________ F. Thomas Luongo, Ph.D. Co-Director ________________________ Thomas D. Frazel, Ph.D AN ABSTRACT This dissertation examines the role of Gregory I (r. 590-604 CE) in developing permanent ecclesiastical institutions under the authority of the Bishop of Rome to feed and serve the poor and the socio-political world in which he did so. Gregory’s work was part culmination of pre-existing practice, part innovation. I contend that Gregory transformed fading, ancient institutions and ideas—the Imperial annona, the monastic soup kitchen-hospice or xenodochium, Christianity’s “collection for the saints,” Christian caritas more generally and Greco-Roman euergetism—into something distinctly ecclesiastical, indeed “papal.” Although Gregory has long been closely associated with charity, few have attempted to unpack in any systematic way what Gregorian charity might have looked like in practical application and what impact it had on the Roman Church and the Roman people. I believe that we can see the contours of Gregory’s initiatives at work and, at least, the faint framework of an organized system of ecclesiastical charity that would emerge in clearer relief in the eighth and ninth centuries under Hadrian I (r. 772-795) and Leo III (r.
    [Show full text]
  • Journeys to Byzantium? Roman Senators Between Rome and Constantinople
    Journeys to Byzantium? Roman Senators Between Rome and Constantinople Master’s Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Michael Anthony Carrozzo, B.A Graduate Program in History The Ohio State University 2010 Thesis Committee: Kristina Sessa, Advisor Timothy Gregory Anthony Kaldellis Copyright by Michael Anthony Carrozzo 2010 Abstract For over a thousand years, the members of the Roman senatorial aristocracy played a pivotal role in the political and social life of the Roman state. Despite being eclipsed by the power of the emperors in the first century BC, the men who made up this order continued to act as the keepers of Roman civilization for the next four hundred years, maintaining their traditions even beyond the disappearance of an emperor in the West. Despite their longevity, the members of the senatorial aristocracy faced an existential crisis following the Ostrogothic conquest of the Italian peninsula, when the forces of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I invaded their homeland to contest its ownership. Considering the role they played in the later Roman Empire, the disappearance of the Roman senatorial aristocracy following this conflict is a seminal event in the history of Italy and Western Europe, as well as Late Antiquity. Two explanations have been offered to explain the subsequent disappearance of the Roman senatorial aristocracy. The first involves a series of migrations, beginning before the Gothic War, from Italy to Constantinople, in which members of this body abandoned their homes and settled in the eastern capital.
    [Show full text]
  • Ut Unum Sint
    ENCYCLICAL LETTER UT UNUM SINT OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF JOHN PAUL II ON COMMITMENT TO ECUMENISM 25 May 1995 INTRODUCTION 1. Ut unum sint! The call for Christian unity made by the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council with such impassioned commitment is finding an ever greater echo in the hearts of believers, especially as the Year 2000 approaches, a year which Christians will celebrate as a sacred Jubilee, the commemoration of the Incarnation of the Son of God, who became man in order to save humanity. The courageous witness of so many martyrs of our century, including members of Churches and Ecclesial Communities not in full communion with the Catholic Church, gives new vigor to the Council’s call and reminds us of our duty to listen to and put into practice its exhortation. These brothers and sisters of ours, united in the selfless offering of their lives for the Kingdom of God, are the most powerful proof that every factor of division can be transcended and overcome in the total gift of self for the sake of the Gospel. Christ calls all his disciples to unity. My earnest desire is to renew this call today, to propose it once more with determination, repeating what I said at the Roman Coliseum on Good Friday 1994, at the end of the meditation on the Via Crucis prepared by my Venerable Brother Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. There I stated that believers in Christ, united in following in the footsteps of the martyrs, cannot remain divided. If they wish truly and effectively to oppose the world’s tendency to reduce to powerlessness the Mystery of Redemption, they must profess together the same truth about the Cross.1 The Cross! An anti-Christian outlook seeks to minimize the Cross, to empty it of its meaning, and to deny that in it man has the source of his new life.
    [Show full text]
  • The Anti-Catholic Bible – Part I the Anti‐Catholic Bible
    The Anti-Catholic Bible – Part I The Anti‐Catholic Bible Loraine Boettner was a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in the first part of the 20th century – and an anti‐Catholic of the highest order. In 1962, he wrote a book called “Roman Catholicism”, which quickly became THE authoritative source for Protestant clergy regarding all things Catholic. The problem is that MOST of it is simply false. The following list of “Catholic Inventions” is taken right out of Boettner’s deeply flawed and defamatory book. He plays fast and loose with the facts and dates in his vilifying diatribe against the Church. It’s disturbing that in this day of so much available information, many non‐ Catholic groups still use this bogus list to find fault with the Catholic Church – never investigating the fact that most of its claims are patently false, petty and embarrassingly ignorant. This list or variations of it on can be found on many anti‐Catholic websites and literature. The Anti‐Catholic Bible (cont’d) Boettner wanted to cast a negative light on the disciplines introduced by the Catholic Church and doctrines declared. He wanted to show that they were nothing more than man‐made “inventions” because they were not explicitly taught in the Bible. As you will see, he was dead wrong. The doctrinal and dogmatic decrees made by the Church are Scripturally‐based while other matters of discipline were declared to accommodate the needs of the growing worldwide Church. Aside from Boettner’s attacks being false, it is interesting to note that Protestants have also added some of their own traditions such as altar calls, individual interpretation of Scripture, the withholding of baptism from infants and Sola Scriptura that have no basis in Scripture.
    [Show full text]
  • Popes in History
    popes in history medals by Ľudmila Cvengrošová text by Mons . Viliam Judák Dear friends, Despite of having long-term experience in publishing in other areas, through the AXIS MEDIA company I have for the first time entered the environment of medal production. There have been several reasons for this decision. The topic going beyond the borders of not only Slovakia but the ones of Europe as well. The genuine work of the academic sculptress Ľudmila Cvengrošová, an admirable and nice artist. The fine text by the Bishop Viliam Judák. The “Popes in history” edition in this range is a unique work in the world. It proves our potential to offer a work eliminating borders through its mission. Literally and metaphorically, too. The fabulous processing of noble metals and miniatures produced with the smallest details possible will for sure attract the interest of antiquarians but also of those interested in this topic. Although this is a limited edition I am convinced that it will be provided to everybody who wants to commemorate significant part of the historical continuity and Christian civilization. I am pleased to have become part of this unique project, and I believe that whether the medals or this lovely book will present a good message on us in the world and on the world in us. Ján KOVÁČIK AXIS MEDIA 11 Celebrities grown in the artist’s hands There is one thing we always know for sure – that by having set a target for himself/herself an artist actually opens a wonderful world of invention and creativity. In the recent years the academic sculptress and medal maker Ľudmila Cvengrošová has devoted herself to marvellous group projects including a precious cycle of male and female monarchs of the House of Habsburg crowned at the St.
    [Show full text]
  • Arianism and Political Power in the Vandal and Ostrogothic Kingdoms
    Western Washington University Western CEDAR WWU Graduate School Collection WWU Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarship 2012 Reign of heretics: Arianism and political power in the Vandal and Ostrogothic kingdoms Christopher J. (Christopher James) Nofziger Western Washington University Follow this and additional works at: https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwuet Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Nofziger, Christopher J. (Christopher James), "Reign of heretics: Arianism and political power in the Vandal and Ostrogothic kingdoms" (2012). WWU Graduate School Collection. 244. https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwuet/244 This Masters Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the WWU Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarship at Western CEDAR. It has been accepted for inclusion in WWU Graduate School Collection by an authorized administrator of Western CEDAR. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Reign of Heretics: Arianism and Political Power in the Vandal and Ostrogothic Kingdoms By Christopher James Nofziger Accepted in Partial Completion Of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts Kathleen L. Kitto, Dean of the Graduate School Advisory Committee Chair, Dr. Peter Diehl Dr. Amanda Eurich Dr. Sean Murphy MASTER’S THESIS In presenting this thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a master’s degree at Western Washington University, I grant to Western Washington University the non- exclusive royalty-free right to archive, reproduce, and display the thesis in any and all forms, including electronic format, via any digital library mechanisms maintained by WWU. I represent and warrant this is my original work, and does not infringe or violate any rights of others. I warrant that I have obtained written permissions from the owner of any third party copyrighted material included in these files.
    [Show full text]
  • Prudentius' Contra Symmachum, Book II Introduction, Translation and Commentary
    Prudentius' Contra Symmachum, Book II Introduction, Translation and Commentary Michael Brown NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ------------------------- 201 29877 3 ---------------------------- A thesis submitted to the University of Newcastle upon Tyne for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts June 2003 Declaration I hereby certify that the work in this thesis is my own except where otherwise acknowledged, and has not been submitted previously at this or any other university. Michael Brown Abstract Prudentius' Contra Symmachum contains a refutation of Symmachus' plea for the retaining of the altar of Victory in the Senate house at Rome which had been removed in 357 and then, after its restoration, probably under Julian, was removed again in 382. Symmachus made a plea for its return in 384 in his Relatio 3. Ambrose wrote two letters (Ep. 17 and 18) urging the emperor to reject Symmachus plea. It is not certain whether the altar was ever returned to the Senate house. It was this debate with Symmachus which Prudentius sought to portray in verse. This he does in the second book of the poem which is the book to be considered here. The first book while mentioning Symmachus, is a routine attack on the pagan gods of Rome and an account of how paganism was overthrown by the emperor Theodosius resulting in Rome adopting Christianity. There has been much debate over whether the two books were conceived as a single composition. This issue is examined again and the conclusion is reached, by a study of the text, that, while Prudentius had it in mind to produce a work of anti-pagan polemic as part of his compendium covering various aspects of Christian life, the work was produced as a whole in 402.
    [Show full text]
  • This Is a History of the Ostrogoths, Theodoric and the Arian Heresy
    This is a history of the Ostrogoths, Theodoric and the Arian heresy Ostrogoths The Ostrogoths were one of the two chief tribes of the Goths, a Germanic people. Their traditions relate that the Goths originally lived on both sides of the Baltic Sea, in Scandinavia and on the Continent. Their oldest habitations recorded in history were situated on the right bank of the Vistula. They left these, all or in part, about the middle of the second century, and settled near the Black Sea, between the Don and Danube. Thence they emerged frequently to attack and pillage the cities of Greece and Asia Minor, and fought continuously with the Romans and the neighbouring Germanic tribes. The emperor Decius fell in battle with them in 251. Crossing the Danube into Thracia in 269 they were defeated by Claudius. Aurelian drove them back across the Danube and gave them Dacia. After that, the Ostrogoths were east of the River Dniester, and the Visigoths to the west. During the reign of Constantine they again attempted to cross the Danube but were repulsed. During the years 350-75 the Goths were united under the leadership of Ermanaric, the Ostrogoth. In 375 they were conquered by the Huns. Some escaped into the Crimea, where they retained their language up to the sixteenth century; the mass of the people, however, remained in their own lands and paid tribute to the Huns; but were otherwise fairly independent and elected their own kings. When the empire of the Huns collapsed after the death of Attila (453), the Ostrogoths regained independence.
    [Show full text]
  • The Guilt of Boethius
    The Guilt of Boethius Nathan Basik Copyright © 2000 by Nathan Basik. All rights reserved. This document may be copied and circu- lated freely, in printed or digital form, provided only that this notice of copyright is included on all pages copied. 2 Introduction In the nineteenth century, Benjamin Jowett spent over thirty years translat- ing Plato’s Republic. That is an extreme example of perfectionism, but it helps us appreciate the magnitude (and the hubris) of the goal Boethius set for himself in the Introduction to his translation of Aristotle’s De Interpretatione: translating, analyzing, and reconciling the complete opera of Plato and Aristotle.1 As “incom- parably the greatest scholar and intellect of his day,”2 Boethius may have had the ability and the energy his ambition required. But we will never know how much Boethius would have achieved as a philosopher if he had not suffered a premature death. In 523, less than a year after being named Magister Officiorum3 by King Theodoric, Boethius was charged with treason, hastily and possibly illegally tried, and executed in 526.4 Since the contemporary sources of information about the affair are vague and fragmented, the passage of nearly 1500 years has brought no consensus in explaining Boethius’ tragic fall from a brilliant intellectual and political career. Though disagreement still shrouds the details of every aspect of the case, from indictment to execution, I will argue that Theodoric was fully justified in perceiving Boethius as a traitor. Claims that age or emotional passion or military pressures diminished the King’s judgment are, in this instance, unacceptable.
    [Show full text]
  • Pope John I 1 Pope John I
    Pope John I 1 Pope John I Pope Saint John I Papacy began 13 August 523 Papacy ended 18 May 526 Predecessor Hormisdas Successor Felix IV Personal details Born 470 Tuscany Died 18 May 526 Ravenna, Ostrogothic Kingdom Sainthood Feast day 18 May Other popes named John Pope John I (Latin: Ioannes I; 470 – 18 May 526) was Pope from 13 August 523 to his death in 526. He was a native of Siena (or the "Castello di Serena"), near Chiusdino, in Italy. He is the first pope known to have visited Constantinople while in office. While a deacon in Rome, he is known to have been a partisan of the Antipope Laurentius, for in a libellus written to Pope Symmachus in 506, John confessed his error in opposing him, condemned Peter of Altinum and Laurentius, and begged pardon of Symmachus. He would then be the "Deacon John" who signed the acta (ecclesiastic publication) of the Roman synod of 499 and 502; the fact the Roman church only had seven deacons at the time makes identifying him with this person very likely.[1] He may also be the "Deacon John" to whom Boethius, the 6th-Century philosopher, dedicated three of his five religious tractates, or treatises, written between 512 and 520.[2] John was very frail when he was elected to the papacy as Pope John I. Despite his protests, Pope John was sent by the Arian King Theodoric the Great--ruler of the Ostrogoths, a kingdom in present-day Italy--to Constantinople to secure a moderation of a decree against the Arians, issued in 523, of Emperor Justin, ruler of the Byzantine, or East Roman, Empire.
    [Show full text]
  • The Consolation of Philosophy Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
    The Consolation of Philosophy By Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius Translated from the Latin By W. V. Cooper Published by the Ex-classics Project, 2009 http://www.exclassics.com Public Domain -1- BOETHIUS -2- THE CONSOLATION OF PHILOSOPHY -3- BOETHIUS CONTENTS EDITORIAL NOTE.......................................................................................................5 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE .......................................................................................6 BOOK I..........................................................................................................................8 BOOK II.......................................................................................................................17 BOOK III .....................................................................................................................28 BOOK IV.....................................................................................................................46 BOOK V ......................................................................................................................61 Publisher's Note ...........................................................................................................72 APPENDIX (See Book II, Prose III) ...........................................................................73 NOTES.........................................................................................................................74 -4- THE CONSOLATION OF PHILOSOPHY EDITORIAL NOTE THE incompatibility
    [Show full text]