![]() ![]() ![]() It has been described as “by far the most interesting example of prison literature the world has ever seen.” It was from this experience he was inspired to write a philosophical book from prison reflecting on how a lord's favor could change so quickly and why friends would turn against him. Boethius was at the very heights of power in Rome and was brought down by treachery. It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West in medieval and early Renaissance Christianity, and is also the last great work that can be called Classical.Ĭonsolation of Philosophy was written during Boethius' one year imprisonment while awaiting trial, and eventual horrific execution, for the crime of treason by Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great. 480 - 525)Ĭonsolation of Philosophy (Latin: Consolatio Philosophiae) is a philosophical work by Boethius written in about the year 524 AD. Download cover art Download CD case insert The Consolation of PhilosophyĪnicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c. ![]()
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