NDLI: Bk 3: Section XII, and Song XII: Orpheus and Eurydice

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Preface & Proem

Bk1: Song I: Boethius' Complaint, and section I

Bk1: Song II: His Depondency, and section II

Bk 1: Song III: The Mists Dispelled, and section III

Bk 1: Song IV: Nothing Can Subdue Virtue, and section IV

Bk 1: Song V: Boethius' Prayer, and section V

Bk 1: Song VI: All Things Have Their Needful Order, and section VI

Bk 1: Song VII: The Perturbations of Passion

Bk 2: Section I, and Song I: Fortune's Malice

Bk 2: Section II, and Song II: Man's Covetousness

Bk 2: Section III, and Song III: All Passes

Bk 2: Section IV, and Song IV: The Golden Mean

Bk 2: Section V, and Song V: The Former Age

Bk 2: Section VI, and Song VI: Nero's Infamy

Bk 2: Section VII, and Song VII: Glory May Not Last

Bk 2: Section VIII, and Song VIII: Love Is Lord of All

Bk 3: Section I, and Song I: The Thorns of Error

Bk 3: Section II, and Song II: The Bent of Nature

Bk 3: Section III, and Song III: The Insatiableness of Avarice

Bk 3: Section IV, and Song IV: Disgrace of Honours Conferred by a Tyrant

Bk 3: Section V, and Song V: Self-Mastery

Bk 3: Section VI, and Song VI: True Nobility

Bk 3: Section VII, and Song VII: Pleasure's Sting

Bk 3: Section VIII, and Song VIII: Human Folly

Bk 3: Section IX, and Song IX: Invocation

Bk 3: Section X, and Song X: The True Light

Bk 3: Section XI, and Song XI: Reminiscence

Bk 3: Section XII, and Song XII: Orpheus and Eurydice

Bk 4: Section I, and Song I: The Soul's Flight

Bk 4: Section II, and Song II: The Bondage of Passion

Bk 4: Section III, and Song III: Circe's Cup

Bk 4: Section IV, and Song IV: The Unreasonableness of Hatred

Bk 4: Section V, and Song V: Wonder and Ignorance

Bk 4: Section VI, and Song VI: The Universal Aim

Bk 4: Section VII, and Song VII: The Hero's Path

Bk 5: Section I, and Song I: Chance

Bk 5: Section II, and Song II: The True Sun

Bk 5: Section III, and Song III: Truth's Paradoxes

Bk 5: Section IV, and Song IV: A Psychological Fallacy

Bk 5: Section V, and Song V: The Upward Look

Bk 5: Section VI & Epilogue

Bk 3: Section XII, and Song XII: Orpheus and Eurydice

Content Provider	Librivox
Author	Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus
Abstract	Consolation of Philosophy (Latin: Consolatio Philosophiae) is a philosophical work by Boethius written in about the year 524 AD. It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West in medieval and early Renaissance Christianity, and is also the last great work that can be called Classical. Consolation of Philosophy was written during Boethius' one year imprisonment while awaiting trial, and eventual horrific execution, for the crime of treason by Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great. Boethius was at the very heights of power in Rome and was brought down by treachery. It was from this experience he was inspired to write a philosophical book from prison reflecting on how a lord's favor could change so quickly and why friends would turn against him. It has been described as “by far the most interesting example of prison literature the world has ever seen.” The Consolation of Philosophy stands, by its note of fatalism and its affinities with the Christian doctrine of humility, midway between the heathen philosophy of Seneca the Younger and the later Christian philosophy of consolation represented by Thomas Aquinas. The book is heavily influenced by Plato and his dialogues (as was Boethius himself). (Summary from Wikipedia)
Related Links	http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14328 http://www.archive.org/details/the_consolation_of_philosophy_librivox
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Language	English
Part of Series	The Consolation of Philosophy
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Alternative Title	The Consolation of Philosophy - Bk 3: Section XII, and Song XII: Orpheus and Eurydice
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