V--2nd, Chap 13 Fortune (capped) as in medieval morality plays...
Mark Kohut
markekohut at yahoo.com
Sat Dec 18 07:49:11 CST 2010
Boetheus, writing in the sixth century CE, uses allegory to explain the concept
of fortune. The ensuing dialogue is one of an imprisoned Boetheus
with Philosophy, Reason and Fortune. His thoughts form the basis for much of
medieval thinking on the way in which the world operates. Specifically, the
concept of fortune, or chance, is used repeatedly in medieval literature.
"If Fortune could will"----Chance again see AtD most...
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