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Consolation of Philosophy

The Consolation of Philosophy is a Latin text written by Boethius in about the year 524 of the Common Era. It is a prosimeter (and probably the most famous one), written in sections alternately of narrative prose and more contemplative verse, which display a virtuosic command of the forms of Latin poetry. In the text, Boethius, who was actually imprisoned and awaiting his execution at the time of its writing, is visited by Lady Philosophy, an allegorical figure with whom he converses. In their series of dialogues, Lady Philosophy offers Boethius consolation on his impending death through contemplation of God's omnipotence and the necessity of his fate.

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