Boethius’s Lady Philosophy prefigures Dante’s angelic guide Beatrice in the Divine Comedy. The goddess Fortune and her ever-revolving wheel - one of the Consolation’s most memorable and ...

Melvyn Bragg discusses Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy and asks whether philosophy should lead us toward consolation or lead us from it. Show more Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ...

Boethius, a Roman philosopher facing imminent death, penned The Consolation of Philosophy during his imprisonment amidst Roman decline and Christian zeal. In this seminal work, he dialogues with ...