At one point, this work asks which man is more capable, one who is able to walk on his feet or one who tries to walk with his hands. Using the example of a lowly community of mice, it examines the pursuit of power in book two, and then the pursuit of fame, describing both as temporary and worthless. Its opening sees the approach of a magnificent wo
At one point, this work asks which man is more capable, one who is able to walk on his feet or one who tries to walk with his hands. Using the example of a lowly community of mice, it examines the pursuit of power in book two, and then the pursuit of fame, describing both as temporary and worthless. Its opening sees the approach of a magnificent woman who sits on the couch, replacing the "maimed Muses" previously there. She is recognized as the former "nurse" of the main character, who then laments to her about "Fortune's fickle bounty" and how he defended Albinus and thereby incurred the wrath of Cyprian, who was reportedly the "Count of the Sacred Largesses and Master of Offices." Written while in prison under order of Theodoric the Great, FTP, name this work of the early 6th century CE by Boethius.
At one point, this work asks which man is more capable, one who is able to walk on his feet or one who tries to walk with his hands.
The {Consolation of Philosophy}