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Boethius — The Consolation of Philosophy

Study guide to Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy (c. 524 CE): a dialogue between a condemned former consul and Lady Philosophy, written in prison in alternating prose and verse, on Fortune, true happiness, providence and fate, and how divine foreknowledge fits with human freedom.

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