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consolatio

Consolatio is a Latin noun meaning consolation or comfort. The term, used from classical to medieval Latin, denotes both the action of consoling and a literary genre in which consolation is offered to someone in grief or misfortune.

In ancient Roman and late antique literature, consolatio encompassed speeches, letters, and treatises that aim to

The Consolation tradition influenced medieval scholastic and devotional writing, shaping how writers integrated philosophy, theology, and

In modern scholarship, consolatio is studied as a literary and rhetorical genre, a term used by scholars

soothe
sadness
and
restore
equilibrium.
The
best
known
example
is
Boethius's
Consolation
of
Philosophy
(Consolatio
Philosophiae),
composed
around
524
CE
while
he
was
imprisoned,
in
which
Philosophy
personified
engages
Boethius
in
dialogue;
they
discuss
fortune,
the
nature
of
happiness,
and
the
problem
of
evil,
arguing
that
true
good
lies
in
virtue
rather
than
external
circumstance.
ethics
to
address
suffering;
the
figure
of
consolation
appears
in
sermons,
letters,
and
philosophical
treatises
that
seek
to
reconcile
misfortune
with
a
rational
or
providential
order.
of
Latin
literature
to
describe
works
of
consolation;
it
remains
relevant
to
studies
of
bereavement
language
and
the
philosophy
of
happiness.
The
term
also
appears
in
modern
languages
to
describe
the
act
of
comforting
someone
who
is
grieving.
See
also
Boethius,
Consolation
of
Philosophy.