The Consolation of Philosophy

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The Consolation of Philosophy is written by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 067426214X (ISBN 10) and 9780674262140 (ISBN 13).

Composed while its author was imprisoned, this book remains one of Western literature’s most eloquent meditations on the transitory nature of earthly belongings, and the superiority of things of the mind. Slavitt’s translation captures Boethius’s energy and passion. Seth Lerer places Boethius’s life and achievement in context in his introduction.