The Consolation of Philosophy
by Boethius · translated by Julian 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.
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This English translation is an original work, © 2026 Julian Morrow / Lucilius Press — all rights reserved. The underlying ancient text is in the public domain.