Fortune's Prisoner: The Poems of Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

Fortune's Prisoner: The Poems of Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy

Boethius with James Harpur (Translator)

95 pages first pub 524 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy poetry religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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An aristocratic scholar and influential member of the court of Theodoric, Boethius (born about AD 480) was arrested for alleged treason and executed in about 524. While in prison he wrote his masterpiece, The Consolation of Philosophy, a work of m...

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