Consolation of Philosophy

Bol Partner

An eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, Boethius (c. AD 475-525) was also an exceptional Greek scholar and it was to the Greek philosophers that he turned when he fell from favour and was imprisoned in Pavia. Written in the period leading up to his brutal execution, it is a dialogue of alternating prose and verse between the ailing prisoner and his 'nurse' Philosophy, whose instruction on the nature of fortune and happiness, good and evil, fate and free will, restores his health and brings him to enlightenment.

Bol

This book is written in the manner of spiritual dialogue. It holds importance for its historical as well as literary value and stands out for the philosophy presented therein. The ideas presented here hold good for the modern times as well. Thought-provoking!