The Consolation of Philosophy

by Boethius

translated by H.R. James

Book I. The Sorrows of Boethius.

• Song I. Boethius' Complaint.
• Prose I.
• Song II. His Despondency.
• Prose II.
• Song III. The Mists Dispelled.
• Prose III.
• Song IV. Nothing Can Subdue Virtue.
• Prose IV.
• Song V. Boethius' Prayer.
• Prose V.
• Song VI. All Things Have Their Needful Order.
• Prose VI.
• Song VII. The Perturbations of Passion.

Book II. The Vanity of Fortune's Gifts

• Prose I.
• Song I. Fortune's Malice.
• Prose II.
• Song II. Man's Covetousness.
• Prose III.
• Song III. All Passes.
• Prose IV.
• Song IV. The Golden Mean.
• Prose V.
• Song V. The Former Age.
• Prose VI.
• Song VI. Neros' Infamy.
• Prose VII.
• Song VII. Glory May Not Last.
• Prose VIII.
• Song VIII. Love is Lord of All.

Book III. True Happiness and False.

• Prose I.
• Song I. The Thorns of Error.
• Prose II.
• Song II. The Bent of Nature.
• Prose III.
• Song III. The Insatiableness of Avarice.
• Prose IV.
• Song IV. Disgrace of Honours Conferred by a Tyrant.
• Prose V.
• Song V. Self-Mastery.
• Prose VI.
• Song VI. True Nobility.
• Prose VII.
• Song VII. Pleasure's Sting.
• Prose VIII.
• Song VIII. Human Folly.
• Prose IX.
• Song IX. Invocation.
• Prose X.
• Song X. The True Light.
• Prose XI.
• Song XI. Reminiscence.
• Prose XII.
• Song XII. Orpheus and Eurydice.

Book IV. Good and Ill Fortune.

• Prose I.
• Song I. The Soul's Flight.
• Prose II.
• Song II. The Bondage of Passion.
• Prose III.
• Song III. Circe's Cup.
• Prose IV.
• Song IV. The Unreasonableness of Hatred.
• Prose V.
• Song V. Wonder and Ignorance.
• Prose VI.
• Song VI. The Universal Aim.
• Prose VII.
• Song VII. The Hero's Path.

Book V. Free Will and God's Foreknowledge.

• Prose I.
• Song I. Chance.
• Prose II.
• Song II. The True Sun.
• Prose III.
• Song III. Truth's Paradoxes.
• Prose IV.
• Song IV. A Psychological Fallacy.
• Prose V.
• Song V. The Upward Look.
• Prose VI.

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