Many translations of the work were made, notably by King Alfred the Great and by Geoffrey Chaucer.
Many translations of the work were made, notably by King Alfred the Great and by Geoffrey Chaucer. Although written by a non-Christian, it contained so many elements of Christian ethics that it was highly regarded in Europe during medieval times. In it, a personified Philosophy explains to the author how earthly fortune is mutable and that happiness can only be attained by virtue, by being like God. For ten points, name the philosophical work written by Boethius while in the prison of Theodoric.
Many translations of the work were made, notably by King Alfred the Great and by Geoffrey Chaucer.
The Consolation of Philosophy or De Consolatione Philosophiae