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title: "Book 1 Chapter 4: Boethius Lays Out His Charges"
date: 2020-04-26T22:52:18Z
series: "The Consolation of Philosophy"
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Philosophy bids Boethius declare his griefs. He relates the story of his unjust accusation and ruin. He concludes with a prayer (Song V.) that the moral disorder in human affairs may be set right. In the analysis: on the competition between **Dionysus and Apollo**; **The Ass and The Lyre**; Boethius similarities to the **Book of Job**.
Pardon the pops. This podcast was made before I had all the equipment necessary to make a recording properly.