2. Life, Intellectual Milieu, and Works

Author: Marenbon, John

Source: Boethius, February 2003 , pp. 7-17(11)

Publisher: Oxford Scholarship Online Monographs

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Abstract:

Examines Boethius's life in Italy at the time of Theoderic the Ostrogoth. It presents his background and intellectual milieu, along with the four main traditions on which he draws: Greek Neoplatonism, Latin philosophical writing, Greek Christian literature and the Latin church fathers. In addition, the chapter briefly discusses Boethius’ treatises on Music and Arithmetic.

Keywords: church fathers; Italy; music; Theoderic the Ostrogoth; Neoplatonism; arithmetic

Document Type: Research article

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