The Last of the Just

Over the past fifteen hundred years since Boethius' likely death, scholars have repeatedly revisited his work. His ideas are well known and it is necessary, for whoever undertakes new research on Boethius and his reception over time, to find the courage to abandon familiar routes and to venture beyond the current state of knowledge. Fabio Troncarelli spares no effort to learn more about his personal history, his feelings, the feelings of his readers, the dreams who inspired and try to understand the man - not just the philosopher, the theologian, and the intellectual. Boethius remains a figure waiting to be fully recognized and appreciated. This study seeks to gain a better understanding of what he represented in the eyes of those who lived after him, even if this means delving into the myths surrounding him.

Prof. Fabio Troncarelli studied in Rome, Paris (Ecole des Hautes Etudes), London (The Warburg Institute), Chicago (The Divinity School), and Yale (The Beinecke Library). He taught Latin Paleography at the Universities of Rome, Florence, and Viterbo. He has published several books and many articles in international journals such as Scriptorium, Revue d'Histoire des Textes, and Mediaeval Studies.