Listen "Boethius's The Consolation of Philosophy"
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Imprisoned, Boethius penned The Consolation of Philosophy, a unique blend of prose and verse exploring divine knowledge, free will, and the problem of evil. Discover its timeless influence on medieval thought.Works CitedBasik, Nathan. "The Guilt of Boethius." 2000. Bell, Jack Harding. Chaucer and the Disconsolations of Philosophy: Boethius, Agency, and Literary Form in Late Medieval Literature. PhD diss., Duke University, 2016. DukeSpace. Binder, Marnie. "What Were the Consolations of Boethius?" TheCollector, N.d. Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus. The Consolation of Philosophy. Translated by David R. Slavitt, introduction by Seth Lerer, Harvard University Press, 2008. ---. The Consolation of Philosophy. Translated by Victor Watts, Penguin Books, 1999. "Boethius: Everything You Need to Know." Classical Liberal Arts Academy, N.d. "Boethius' 'Consolation of Philosophy' as a Product of Late Antiquity." N.d. "The Consolation of Philosophy Themes." LitCharts, 2025. The Cambridge Companion to Boethius. Edited by John Marenbon, Cambridge University Press, 2009. GradesFixer. "Boethius' Account Of And Solution To The Problem Of Evil [Essay Example]." GradesFixer, 25 Oct. 2021. Holoduek, John C., Jr. The Philosophy of Neoplatonism & Its Effects on the Thought of St. Augustine of Hippo. Baccalaureate thesis, Saint Peter's College, 2012. Saint Peter's University Digital Repository. "Imprisonment and Death of Boethius." EBSCO Research Starters, N.d. Kersey, Melvin Eugene, III. “Where Are the Originals?” Britishness and Problems of Authenticity in Post-Union Literature from Addison to Macpherson. PhD diss., University of Leeds, 2001. CORE. Lerer, Seth. Boethius and Dialogue: Literary Method in The Consolation of Philosophy. Princeton University Press, 1985. "Life of Boethius." N.d. "Literary Forms of Medieval Philosophy." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 19 Sept. 2023. "Neoplatonism." Wikipedia, N.d. O’Connor, Timothy, and Christopher Franklin. "Free Will." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2022. "On the Consolation of Philosophy." Wikipedia, N.d. "Poetry and Philosophy in Boethius and Dante." N.d. TSpace. "Rising from the Depths of Despair: The Healing Arts of Lady Philosophy in Boethius's." N.d. JEWLScholar@MTSU. Shanzer, Danuta. "Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius: Philosophiae Consolatio. Trost der Philosophie. Lateinisch/Deutsch. Herausgegeben, übersetz." Plekos, vol. 24, 2022, pp. 290-302. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. "Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius." 21 Sept. 2021. ---. "Medieval Philosophy." 2022. Xaethon. "To What Extent Was the Early Christian Church Influenced by Platonic Thought, and How Much of an Influence Did It Have on Early Church Fathers Such As Augustine?" Reddit, r/AskHistorians, N.d.
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