Boethius: The Consolation Of Philosophy
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Literary Patterns of European Developement
Trinity College
The Consolation of Philosophy was written in the early 6th century by Boethius.
A statesman and intellectual, well educated in liberal arts, Boethius fell from the favor of
the Gothic emperor Theodoric, under false charges of treason by his enemies. He was
imprisoned in Pavia, and while there used his time to reflect on his situation and attempt
to answer many of the questions which have plagued human kind throughout history.
The text is written in the form of a dialogue with Philosophy, who appears in the form of
a woman and represents that part of Boethius’ mind which has strayed during his difficult
ordeal.
One of the possible enigmas of this text surrounds the title. Boethius wrote this
piece during his...