The Consolation of Philosophy

The Consolation of Philosophy (Latin: De consolatione philosophiae) is a philosophical work by the Roman statesman Boethius, written around the year 524. It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West on Medieval and early Renaissance Christianity. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c. 480-524) was a Roman scholar, theologian, philosopher, and statesman. Imprisoned by the Ostrogothic king Theodoric, probably on trumped-up subversion charges, he was thrown into a remote prison where he was eventually executed. While awaiting his fate, he wrote this dialogue in alternating prose and poetry between himself and his spiritual guardian. Its subject is human happiness and the possibility of achieving it in the midst of the suffering and disappointment that characterize human existence. THE CONSOLATION was extremely popular throughout medieval Europe and his ideas were influential on the thought of Chaucer and Dante.

Author: Ancius Boethius
Publisher: Sanage Publishing House
Published: 10/29/2021
Pages: 170
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d
ISBN13: 9789391316273
ISBN10: 9391316271
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Individual Philosophers
- Religion | General
- Philosophy | History & Surveys | Medieval