Boethius

[ boh-ee-thee-uh s ]

/ boʊˈi θi əs /

noun

A·ni·ci·us Man·li·us Sev·e·ri·nus

[uh-nish-ee-uh s man-lee-uh s sev-uh-rahy-nuh s] /əˈnɪʃ i əs ˈmæn li əs ˌsɛv əˈraɪ nəs/,a.d. 475?–525?, Roman philosopher and statesman.

Also Bo·e·tius

[boh-ee-shuh s] /boʊˈi ʃəs/.

Also called Boece.

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Bo·e·thi·an, adjective

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We find this idea also reflected in Chaucer who obviously got it from Boethius.

Astronomical Lore in Chaucer |Florence M. Grimm
Further, Jean de Meun took the illustration of the caged bird from Boethius; see next note.

Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales |Geoffrey Chaucer
Tyrwhitt, however, has shewn that Chaucer more immediately copies a passage in Boethius, de Cons.

Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales |Geoffrey Chaucer
Boethius; Chaucer's translation of his Consolation of Philosophy, ii.

Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes |Geoffrey Chaucer

The illustration is a good one; I have no doubt that it is obtained, directly or at secondhand, from Boethius.

Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7) |Geoffrey Chaucer

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Boethius

/ (bəʊˈiːθɪəs) /

noun

Anicius Manlius Severinus (əˈnɪsɪəs ˈmænlɪəs ˌsɛvəˈraɪnəs). ?480–?524 ad, Roman philosopher and statesman, noted particularly for his work De Consolatione Philosophiae . He was accused of treason and executed by Theodoric

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