Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy

by Boethius  ·  translated by Julian K. Morrow

A new English translation, made directly from the original language.

The greatest book ever written in a prison cell. Condemned to death on a false charge, a Roman statesman is visited by Philosophy herself, who argues him back from despair, through fortune, happiness, the problem of evil, and free will. Complete and fresh from the Latin, the prose and all thirty-nine poems.

This English translation is an original work, © 2026 Julian K. Morrow / Lucilius Press — all rights reserved. The underlying ancient text is in the public domain.