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The Consolation of Philosophy
Boethius · Classical · 523 CE
Translated by H.R. James (1897)
78 chapters
Written in prison while awaiting execution, Boethius's masterwork is a dialogue between the condemned philosopher and Lady Philosophy — exploring fate, free will, and the nature of true happiness.
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Contents
- 1Book I, Song I: Boethius' Complaint
- 2Book I, Prose I
- 3Book I, Song II: His Despondency
- 4Book I, Prose II
- 5Book I, Song III: The Mists dispelled
- 6Book I, Prose III
- 7Book I, Song IV: Nothing can subdue Virtue
- 8Book I, Prose IV
- 9Book I, Song V: Boethius' Prayer
- 10Book I, Prose V
- 11Book I, Song VI: All Things have their Needful Order
- 12Book I, Prose VI
- 13Book I, Song VII: The Perturbations of Passion
- 14Book II, Prose I
- 15Book II, Song I: Fortune's Malice
- 16Book II, Prose II
- + 62 more chapters
