Myra L. Uhlfelder, The Consolation of Philosophy as Cosmic Image. (Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies 474.) Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2018. Pp. xx, 99. $52. ISBN: 978-0-8669-8527-7.

Speculum ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 898-899
Author(s):  
Ian Cornelius
Keyword(s):  
Renaissance Studies ◽  
Consolation Of Philosophy

Augustine, Boethius and the Fortune Verses of Thomas More

Moreana ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (Number 149) (1) ◽  
pp. 17-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.D. Cousins
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Thomas More ◽  
Renaissance Humanism ◽  
Consolation Of Philosophy ◽  
White Individual

William J. Bouwsma influentially argued, in 1975, that “[t]he two ideological poles between which Renaissance humanism oscillated may be roughly labelled ‘Stoicism’ and ‘Augustinianism.’” He suggested that white individual humanists might, at different times, favour some version of one over some version of the other, their intellectual allegiances were nonetheless fundamentally divided between the two. An unacknowledged possibility in Bouwsma’s essay is that humanist texts might interplay the two—knowingly or unselfconsciously. Stoical elements and Augustinianism can be seen to co-exist in Boethius’ The Consolation of Philosophy, a notable precedent, perhaps. Further, they can be seen to co-exist in More’s Fortune Verses, which are at once a sophisticated contribution to the literature of Fortune and an example (most likely a self-conscious one) of Stoicism’s literary cohabitation with Augustinianism.

Josquin des Prez, Renaissance Historiography, and the Cultures of Print

2011 ◽  
pp. 353-380
Author(s):  
Kate van Orden
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Historical Evidence ◽  
Josquin Des Prez ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Renaissance Studies

This article studies Josquin des Prez, a musical genius who refused to compose on request and was an individualist who represented the new spirit of humanism. It notes the lack of information sources or print for studies on Josquin. This makes him a good example of how musicologists who carry out research on the sixteenth century are often forced to go to the extremes in order to recover even the tiniest shreds of historical evidence. Nevertheless, this article focuses on information gathered by several researchers about Josquin, including his importance in Renaissance studies.

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