1st Edition
by Brooke Hunter (Author)
Forging Boethius in Medieval Intellectual Fantasies reconsiders the influence of the thirteenth-century Pseudo-Boethian forgery De disciplina scolarium on medieval understandings of Boethius (d. 524). Tracing the medieval popularity of De disciplina’s
reimagined vision of Boethius alongside the current scholarly neglect
of this forged Boethian persona offers insight into how medieval
schoolmen saw themselves and the past, and how modern scholars imagine
the medieval past. In exploring this alternate Boethian persona through a
variety of different works including texts of translatio studii et imperii,
common school texts, the poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer, and humanist
writings, this book reveals a new vein of medieval Boethianism that is
earthy, practical, and even humorous.
Forging Boethius is
an essential reference book for students and researchers in the fields
of medieval literature and philosophy, as well as for anyone interested
in gaining a better understanding of one the most significant authors of
the Middle Ages.
