In Book Four the author solves the problem of evil in making the distinction between "Fate" and "Providence.
The fourth poem in Book One describes the metaphor of the ass and the lyre. The embroidery of Pi and Theta is meant to represent the range of practical to theoretical thinking. In Book Four the author solves the problem of evil in making the distinction between "Fate" and "Providence." It describes his oration on behalf of Paulinus, and his subsequent betrayal by Cyprian. Its list of illustrious translators includes King Alfred, Jean de Meun, and Geoffrey Chaucer. The book begins with the author blaming Fortune for his imprisonment, and follows with Fortune's defense at the hands of a certain lady. FTP, identify this work written by a consul of Theodoric, Boethius.
The fourth poem in Book One describes the metaphor of the ass and the lyre.
Consolation of Philosophy