The Consolation of Philosophy

1. Preface & Proem

   7:21

2. Bk1: Song I: Boethius' Complaint, and section I

   4:58

3. Bk1: Song II: His Depondency, and section II

   2:53

4. Bk 1: Song III: The Mists Dispelled, and section III

   4:08

5. Bk 1: Song IV: Nothing Can Subdue Virtue, and section IV

   16:21

6. Bk 1: Song V: Boethius' Prayer, and section V

   6:26

7. Bk 1: Song VI: All Things Have Their Needful Order, and section VI

   5:53

8. Bk 1: Song VII: The Perturbations of Passion

   1:23

9. Bk 2: Section I, and Song I: Fortune's Malice

   6:18

10. Bk 2: Section II, and Song II: Man's Covetousness

    5:15

11. Bk 2: Section III, and Song III: All Passes

    5:41

12. Bk 2: Section IV, and Song IV: The Golden Mean

    8:25

13. Bk 2: Section V, and Song V: The Former Age

    11:34

14. Bk 2: Section VI, and Song VI: Nero's Infamy

    6:51

15. Bk 2: Section VII, and Song VII: Glory May Not Last

    7:09

16. Bk 2: Section VIII, and Song VIII: Love Is Lord of All

    3:40

17. Bk 3: Section I, and Song I: The Thorns of Error

    2:43

18. Bk 3: Section II, and Song II: The Bent of Nature

    9:19

19. Bk 3: Section III, and Song III: The Insatiableness of Avarice

    5:21

20. Bk 3: Section IV, and Song IV: Disgrace of Honours Conferred by a Tyrant

    4:28

21. Bk 3: Section V, and Song V: Self-Mastery

    3:47

22. Bk 3: Section VI, and Song VI: True Nobility

    3:15

23. Bk 3: Section VII, and Song VII: Pleasure's Sting

    2:27

24. Bk 3: Section VIII, and Song VIII: Human Folly

    5:05

25. Bk 3: Section IX, and Song IX: Invocation

    12:07

26. Bk 3: Section X, and Song X: The True Light

    13:43

27. Bk 3: Section XI, and Song XI: Reminiscence

    9:56

28. Bk 3: Section XII, and Song XII: Orpheus and Eurydice

    12:37

29. Bk 4: Section I, and Song I: The Soul's Flight

    5:52

30. Bk 4: Section II, and Song II: The Bondage of Passion

    10:49

31. Bk 4: Section III, and Song III: Circe's Cup

    8:29

32. Bk 4: Section IV, and Song IV: The Unreasonableness of Hatred

    14:01

33. Bk 4: Section V, and Song V: Wonder and Ignorance

    4:05

34. Bk 4: Section VI, and Song VI: The Universal Aim

    21:02

35. Bk 4: Section VII, and Song VII: The Hero's Path

    5:21

36. Bk 5: Section I, and Song I: Chance

    7:21

37. Bk 5: Section II, and Song II: The True Sun

    3:12

38. Bk 5: Section III, and Song III: Truth's Paradoxes

    11:04

39. Bk 5: Section IV, and Song IV: A Psychological Fallacy

    10:49

40. Bk 5: Section V, and Song V: The Upward Look

    6:20

41. Bk 5: Section VI & Epilogue

    15:35

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