I have never read The consolation of philosophy, but this article has revived my interest in the topic. I discovered the life of Boethius when I read Louis De

I have never read The consolation of philosophy, but this article has revived my interest in the topic. I discovered the life of Boethius when I read Louis De Wohl's novel "Citadel of God" (1959), which is a narration of St. Benedict's life. One of the main subplots of the novel is the description of how Boethius' widow attempts to take vengeance of the people who accused and made him executed. One of the takeaways I got from the book was that Boethius' society was in a turmoil, still having deep roots in the "roman" culture (in the sense of the Roman Empire) yet struggling to evolve into what would become the Middle Ages.