On the Consolation of Philosophy

For the book by Alain de Botton published in 2000, see The Consolations of Philosophy.

The Consolation of Philosophy

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Author	Boethius
Translators	Alfred the Great Henry Rosher James Jean de Meun Notker Labeo Geoffrey Chaucer Elizabeth I
Language	Latin
Subject	Fate, Christian theology
Publication date	524
Published in English	Late-9th century (Old English) (by King Alfred the Great) Mid-14th century (Middle English)
Dewey Decimal	082.1
Original text	The Consolation of Philosophy at Latin Wikisource
Translation	The Consolation of Philosophy at Wikisource

On the Consolation of Philosophy (Latin: De consolatione philosophiae), often titled as The Consolation of Philosophy or simply the Consolation, is a philosophical work by the Roman philosopher and Christian theologian Boethius. Written in 523 while he was imprisoned and awaiting execution by the Ostrogothic King Theodoric, it is often described as the last great Western work of the Classical Period. Boethius's Consolation heavily influenced the philosophy of late antiquity, as well as Medieval and early Renaissance Christianity.