{"id":11265,"date":"2020-04-30T17:20:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T21:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/?p=11265"},"modified":"2020-05-03T13:16:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T17:16:19","slug":"boethius-consolation-of-philosophy-1-p4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/2020\/04\/30\/boethius-consolation-of-philosophy-1-p4\/","title":{"rendered":"Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 1.P4"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11265-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/files\/2020\/04\/Boethius-Consol.-Phil.-1.4-Quiquis-composito.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/files\/2020\/04\/Boethius-Consol.-Phil.-1.4-Quiquis-composito.mp3\">http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/files\/2020\/04\/Boethius-Consol.-Phil.-1.4-Quiquis-composito.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<div id=\"attachment_11268\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getty.edu\/art\/collection\/objects\/127276\/coetivy-master-henri-de-vulcop-philosophy-presenting-the-seven-liberal-arts-to-boethius-french-about-1460-1470\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11268\" class=\"wp-image-11268\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/files\/2020\/04\/Boethius-7-liberal-arts-Getty.jpg\" alt=\"ilustration: Philosophy Presenting the Seven Liberal Arts to Boethius\" width=\"500\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/files\/2020\/04\/Boethius-7-liberal-arts-Getty.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/files\/2020\/04\/Boethius-7-liberal-arts-Getty-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/files\/2020\/04\/Boethius-7-liberal-arts-Getty-768x308.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philosophy Presenting the Seven Liberal Arts to Boethius. Co\u00ebtivy Master (French, active about 1450 &#8211; 1485). Source: Getty Museum<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ancius Manlius Severinus Boethius rose to high honors under Theodoric the Ostrogoth (ruler of the independent Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy between 493\u2013526), but fell from favor, was tried for treason, wrongly condemned and imprisoned at Ticinum (Pavia). Sentenced to death and to forfeiture of all his property, Boethius was executed by sword, probably in the autumn of 524. The <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.georgetown.edu\/jod\/boethius\/boethius.html\"><em>Consolatio philosophiae<\/em><\/a>, written from prison, discusses such fundamental existential questions as \u2018What values are there?\u2019, \u2018What is the highest good?\u2019, \u2018What is the relationship between Providence and free will?\u2019 With a regular switch between prose and poetry, a dialogue takes place with Philosophy, which appears to the condemned man in prison. In this passage Boethius puts the ideal of philosophical fortitude in the face of corrupt power in 18 lovely hendecasyllabic lines.<\/p>\n<p>Quisquis composito serenus aevo<br \/>\nFatum sub pedibus egit superbum<br \/>\nFortunamque tuens utramque rectus<br \/>\nInvictum potuit tenere vultum,<br \/>\nNon illum rabies minaeque ponti<br \/>\nVersum funditus exagitantis aestum<br \/>\nNec ruptis quotiens vagus caminis<br \/>\nTorquet fumificos Vesaeuus ignes<br \/>\nAut celsas soliti ferire turres<br \/>\nArdentis via fulminis movebit.<br \/>\nQuid tantum miseri saevos tyrannos<br \/>\nMirantur sine viribus furentes?<br \/>\nNec speres aliquid nec extimescas,<br \/>\nExarmaveris impotentis iram.<br \/>\nAt quisquis trepidus pavet vel optat,<br \/>\nQuod non sit stabilis suique iuris,<br \/>\nAbiecit clipeum locoque motus<br \/>\nNectit qua valeat trahi catenam.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4354\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/files\/2020\/04\/Boethius-Consol.-Phil.-1.4-Quiquis-composito.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('4354','http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/files\/2020\/04\/Boethius-Consol.-Phil.-1.4-Quiquis-composito.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/files\/2020\/04\/Boethius-Consol.-Phil.-1.4-Quiquis-composito.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=11265-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/files\/2020\/04\/Boethius-Consol.-Phil.-1.4-Quiquis-composito.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Boethius-Consol.-Phil.-1.4-Quiquis-composito.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/icon.dickinson.edu\/podcast\/latinpoetry.rss?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/latin-poetry-podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ancius Manlius Severinus Boethius rose to high honors under Theodoric the Ostrogoth (ruler of the independent Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy between 493\u2013526), but fell from favor, was tried for treason, wrongly condemned and imprisoned at Ticinum (Pavia). 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