The book called 'The Consolation of Philosophy' was throughout the Middle Ages, and down to the beginnings of the modern epoch in the sixteenth century, the scholar's familiar companion. Few books have exercised a wider influence in their time.

On the Consolation of Philosophy was written in AD 523 during a one-year imprisonment Boethius served while awaiting trial—and eventual execution—for the alleged crime of treason under the Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great.

Boethius wrote his chef-d’œuvre, On the Consolation of Philosophy, in 524 while he was imprisoned by the Ostrogothic King Theodoric for the alleged crime of treason. Mixing prose and verse, it is a dialogue between the allegoric figure of Philosophy and Boethius.

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Consolatio Philosophiae (The consolation of philosophy) is a philosophical work written by Boethius, the scion of an influential Roman family, around the year 524. It is regarded as one of the most important and influential works in the Western world.

Dec 11, 2004 · "The Consolation of Philosophy" by Boethius is a philosophical treatise written in the early 6th century. The work takes the form of a dialogue between Boethius and a personified figure of Philosophy, who arrives to comfort him during his imprisonment.

De Consolatione Philosophiae (The consolation of philosophy) is a by Boethius, the son of an influential and aristocratic Roman family, written around the year 524. It is regarded as one of the most important works in the Western world.

The Consolation of Philosophy, his most famous work, was written while he was imprisoned. Accused – probably falsely – of treasonously conspiring with Eastern Roman Emperor Justin I against King Theodoric, Boethius was tried and sentenced to death.

In this section you will find links to online versions of the surviving manuscripts that contain notations for Boethius’ De consolatione philosophiae. These are listed firstly by individual song and then by manuscript.

Written in the form of a dialogue between Boethius and Lady Philosophy, the work was one of the main sources by which scholars in medieval Europe came to know and understand the philosophy of the ancient world.