ID: 901001528 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001528	Record Type: Literature

	De Consolatione Philosophiae (treatise, Boethius, 6th century CE)

Note: Written while the author was in prison, expounds on how evil can exist in a world governed by God and defining happiness and God.

Display Date: 6th century CE

Names:

	De Consolatione Philosophiae (treatise, Boethius, 6th century CE) (preferred,Latin-P,D)
	De Consolatione Philosophiae (treatise, Boethius, 6th century CE) (English-P,D)
	The Consolation of Philosophy (treatise, Boethius, 6th century CE) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Literature and Performing Arts (P)
		....<Named written and performed works> (P)
		........<Literary works: Scientific, Instructional, Encyclopedia> (P)
		............De Consolatione Philosophiae (treatise, Boethius, 6th century CE) (P)

Other Relationships:

	author is .... Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (Roman philosopher, senator, ca. 480–524 or 525 CE)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	role/characteristic is .... treatise
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... philosophy
	.....(humanities, disciplines (concept), Disciplines (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... god (deity)
	.....(deities, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... evil
	.....(philosophical concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... happiness
	.....(positive emotions, emotion, psychological concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	De Consolatione Philosophiae (treatise, Boethius, 6th century CE)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	The Consolation of Philosophy (treatise, Boethius, 6th century CE)
	................Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy, Walsh ed. (2008)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy, Walsh ed. (2008)
	................ Source for image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Boethius.consolation.philosophy.jpg/220px-Boethius.consolation.philosophy.jpg