Among these are King Alfred's translation into Old English, Jean de Meun's translation into Old French Notker's translation into Old High German along with the English of culturally significant names like Geoffrey Chaucer or Queen Elizabeth the earliest translation is from the end of the ninth century while the most recent is from the twentieth. Not only are Latin and modern English found additionally, there are translations in a range of European vernaculars from different times and traditions.
This will allow the casual learner of Latin to more easily appreciate the beauty of Boethius' poetry, or simply enjoy the wide range of translations provided. This synoptic edition of Boethius' De Consolatione Philosophiae aims to provide to new readers with a text that is both accessible and enlightening: accessible in the sense that while the original Latin is provided, so is a modern English translation which may be read parallel to to the original.
Boethius lecturing to his students, from The Consolation of Philosophy MS Hunter 374 (V.1.11), Glasgow University library
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