false 3111578 1 <p>James Harpur argues for the reappraisal of Boethius as poet with his imaginative treatment of the poems from <em>The Consolation of Philosophy</em>. His free versions and persuasive introduction encourage their reading as a coherent sequence outside their original context in a work of prose and verse.</p> <p>An aristocratic scholar and influential member of the court of Theodoric, <b>Boethius</b> (born ca. 480 AD) was arrested for alleged treason and executed in ca. 526. He wrote his masterpiece during this imprisonment.</p> <p> <b>James Harpur</b> is an Anglo-Irish poet living in Ireland. His fourth collection of poems, <em>The Dark Age</em>, is published simultaneously.</p> 3142856 1 10 2007 Fortune's Prisoner: The Poems of Boethius's The Consolation of Philosophy total:2|5:1|4:1|3:0|2:0|1:0| 2 9 2 0 3111578 0856464031 9780856464034 2 0 4.50 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3111578.Fortune_s_Prisoner_The_Poems_of_Boethius_s_The_Consolation_of_Philosophy 5 0 false Sat Oct 10 02:59:05 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 02:59:05 -0700 2009 3111578 0856464031 9780856464034 2 0 4.50 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3111578.Fortune_s_Prisoner_The_Poems_of_Boethius_s_The_Consolation_of_Philosophy 4 0 false Wed Jul 02 13:58:03 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 13:58:03 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3111578