Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Tuesday, January 17; Wednesday, February 15; & Tuesday, March 21
Pre-Class Discussion: 7:30 PM EST
Lecture: 8:00 PM ET
Registration is required:
instituteofcatholicculture.org/events/icc-book-club-boethius
Event Description:
"Now I know… the major cause of your illness: you have forgotten your true nature." —Lady Philosophy
Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy has long been recognized as one of the most important works from late antiquity that shaped medieval Christendom. Join Dr. Anthony Esolen for a guided study of this dramatic work meditating on the rich themes of fortune, providence, happiness, free will, the problem of evil, and the nature of God.
Recommended translation: The Consolation of Philosophy, trans. Richard Green (Dover: 1962)
Resources:
Suggested Reading Plan (to be read in advance of each corresponding session):
Session 1, January 17: Book 1
Session 2, February 15: Books 2-3
Session 3, March 21: Books 4-5
Instructor:
Dr. Anthony Esolen is the author of dozens of books and over 1,000 articles in both scholarly and general interest journals. Known for his three-volume verse translation of the Modern Library edition of Dante's Divine Comedy, Professor Esolen has also written verse translations of Tasso's epic poem, Jerusalem Delivered, and of Lucretius' On the Nature of Things. His own book-length sacred poem, The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord, is a series of 100 lyric poems and dramatic monologues interspersed with two dozen of his own beautifully written hymns. He is currently a professor of humanities and writer-in-residence at Magdalen College, and he is a frequent speaker at colleges and at church and civic institutions. For more from Dr. Esolen, please visit his online magazine, Word & Song, at www.AnthonyEsolen.com.
Want to dive deeper? Visit our website for hundreds of hours of free audio and video content: instituteofcatholicculture.org
Tuesday, January 17; Wednesday, February 15; & Tuesday, March 21
Pre-Class Discussion: 7:30 PM EST
Lecture: 8:00 PM ET
Registration is required:
instituteofcatholicculture.org/events/icc-book-club-boethius
Event Description:
"Now I know… the major cause of your illness: you have forgotten your true nature." —Lady Philosophy
Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy has long been recognized as one of the most important works from late antiquity that shaped medieval Christendom. Join Dr. Anthony Esolen for a guided study of this dramatic work meditating on the rich themes of fortune, providence, happiness, free will, the problem of evil, and the nature of God.
Recommended translation: The Consolation of Philosophy, trans. Richard Green (Dover: 1962)
Resources:
Suggested Reading Plan (to be read in advance of each corresponding session):
Session 1, January 17: Book 1
Session 2, February 15: Books 2-3
Session 3, March 21: Books 4-5
Instructor:
Dr. Anthony Esolen is the author of dozens of books and over 1,000 articles in both scholarly and general interest journals. Known for his three-volume verse translation of the Modern Library edition of Dante's Divine Comedy, Professor Esolen has also written verse translations of Tasso's epic poem, Jerusalem Delivered, and of Lucretius' On the Nature of Things. His own book-length sacred poem, The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord, is a series of 100 lyric poems and dramatic monologues interspersed with two dozen of his own beautifully written hymns. He is currently a professor of humanities and writer-in-residence at Magdalen College, and he is a frequent speaker at colleges and at church and civic institutions. For more from Dr. Esolen, please visit his online magazine, Word & Song, at www.AnthonyEsolen.com.
Want to dive deeper? Visit our website for hundreds of hours of free audio and video content: instituteofcatholicculture.org
