Consolation of Philosophy: Book II

03/24/23 • 56 min

We return to Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy for Book II. We pick up in this Book dominated by Lady Philosophy as Boethius receives the weaker medicine.

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We return to Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy for Book II. We pick up in this Book dominated by Lady Philosophy as Boethius receives the weaker medicine.

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Consolation of Philosophy: Book I

This week, Matt and Andrea return to Overdue Classics for Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy. We dive into the first Book with Boethius' lament and the appearance of Lady Philosophy.

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Consolation of Philosophy: Book III

In the longest book of Consolation of Philosophy, we discuss chiastic structure. Is Lady Philosophy's stronger medicine really all that strong? Is she still building Boethius up for the bitter pill?

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