The Consolation of Philosophy by Ancius Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy

Ancius Boethius with Victor Watts (Translator)

155 pages first pub 524 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in Pavia, it was to the Greek philosophers that he turned. The Consolation was w...

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