The Consolation of Philosophy

Boethius

• Publisher: Perennial Press
• Year: 2018
• ISBN:
  9781531264932
• Topic: Philosophy
• Subtopic: Philosophy History & Theory

Anicus Manlius Severinus Boethius lived in the last quarter of the fifth century A.D., and the first quarter of the sixth. He was growing to manhood, when Theodoric, the famous Ostrogoth, crossed the Alps and made himself master of Italy. Boethius belonged to an ancient family, which boasted a connection with the legendary glories of the Republic, and was still among the foremost in wealth and dignity in the days of Rome's abasement. His parents dying early, he was brought up by Symmachus, whom the age agreed to regard as of almost saintly character, and afterwards became his son-in-law.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• BOOK I. THE SORROWS OF BOETHIUS.
• SONG I. Boethius’ Complaint.
• SONG II. His Despondency.
• SONG III. The Mists dispelled.
• SONG IV. Nothing can subdue Virtue.
• SONG V. Boethius’ Prayer.
• SONG VI. All Things have their Needful Order.
• SONG VII. The Perturbations of Passion.
• BOOK II. THE VANITY OF FORTUNE’S GIFTS
• I.
• II.
• III.
• IV.
• V.
• VI.
• VII.
• VIII.
• BOOK III. TRUE HAPPINESS AND FALSE.
• I.
• II.
• III.
• IV.
• V.
• VI.
• VII.
• VIII.
• IX.
• X.
• XI.
• XII.
• BOOK IV. GOOD AND ILL FORTUNE.
• I.
• II.
• III.
• IV.
• V.
• VI.
• VII.
• BOOK V. FREE WILL AND GOD’S FOREKNOWLEDGE.
• I.
• II.
• III.
• IV.
• V.
• VI.
• EPILOGUE.