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A Christian polymath embraces reason against misfortune in poetry and prose.

"The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy" from Boethius (13th-century philosopher).

This complete work unites two of Roman philosopher Boethius's finest works; his Theological Tracts regarding Christianity, and his Consolation of Philosophy which concerns the nature of fortune and dying. The works of Boethius emerged at the symbolic conclusion of the classical... Read Full Overview

Boethius: The Theological Tractates - The Consolation of Philosophy. Anicius Manlius Severinus Bo thius, commonly called Boethius; 477-524 AD, was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, and philosopher of the early 6th century. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, of the... Read Full Overview

"The Theological Tractates and the Consolation of Philosophy" from Boethius. Philosopher of the early 6th century (475-525).

Boethius was the last of the Roman philosophers, and the first of the scholastic theologians. The present volume serves to prove the truth of both these assertions. The Consolation of Philosophy is indeed, as Gibbon called it, "a golden volume, not unworthy of the leisure of... Read Full Overview

This complete work unites two of Roman philosopher Boethius's finest works; his Theological Tracts regarding Christianity, and his Consolation of Philosophy which concerns the nature of fortune and dying. The works of Boethius emerged at the symbolic conclusion of the classical... Read Full Overview

Boethius's "Consolation of Philosophy" is considered as one of the most important and influential works of medieval times. Written during Boethius's year-long imprisonment for treason which would ultimately lead to his tortuous execution, "Consolation of Philosophy" is a classical... Read Full Overview

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, of the famous Praenestine family of the Anicii, was born about 480 A.D. in Rome. His father was an ex-consul; he himself was consul under Theodoric the Ostrogoth in 510, and his two sons, children of a great grand-daughter of the renowned Q... Read Full Overview