Buy Augustine: The Confessions Book by Gillian Clark
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Biographies & Memoire > Literature: history and criticism > Literary studies: general > Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval > Augustine: The Confessions: (Landmarks of World Literature)
Augustine: The Confessions: (Landmarks of World Literature)

Augustine: The Confessions: (Landmarks of World Literature)


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

When Augustine wrote his Confessions in the last years of the fourth century, he was just over forty and had abandoned a successful career for a life of prayer and study. He interpreted his past life as a search for God, in which understanding and commitment had been frustrated by wrong education, mistaken ambition, sexual desire and sinful nature. Some readers are inspired by his brilliance and devotion, others think he misread his own past. This book discusses the transformation of Augustine's own life and of the late Roman world, the structure, style and purpose of the Confessions, and the problems of rhetoric and truth posed by Augustine's account of himself. It concludes with a brief overview of the influence of this landmark text in the history of European culture.

Table of Contents:
Part I. Augustine's World: 1. Africa: world politics; 2. Thagaste: family, church and school; 3. Carthage: rhetoric and religion; 4. Africa to Italy: Manichees and pagans; 5. Milan: worldly success and renunciation; 6. Return to Africa: monks and bishops; Part II. Genre: Describing a Life: 7. 'The first ten books are about me …'; 8. 'I want to know all about you'; 9. Spiritual biography; Part III. True Confessions? Narrative and Memory: 10. What really happened?; 11. Multiple readings and exegesis; 12. Narrative and memory; 13. Telling stories; 14. Augustine's conversion; Part IV. Speaking the Truth: Rhetoric and Style: 15. Sermo humilis and variation of style; 16. Intertexts: Bible, classical culture and philosophy; 17. Hearing the Confessions; Part V. Finding Meanings: Augustine at Carthage; Part VI. Reading The Confessions.

Review :
."..a complete and unambiguous success. I have already used it in teaching, with immense relief. It offers reliable guidance to the undergraduate reader of the Confessions in translation and in numerous ways supplements and complements my own specialist commentary. I may be in a special position to be delighted in having a book of the sort that brings an authoritative voice not my own into a class on the Confessions, but others will find it of great use as well....at every point sound, intelligent, and well written." James J. O'Donnell, Speculum


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780521409421
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • Height: 197 mm
  • No of Pages: 122
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 9 mm
  • Width: 128 mm
  • ISBN-10: 052140942X
  • Publisher Date: 23 Sep 1993
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Series Title: Landmarks of World Literature
  • Weight: 141 gr


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Augustine: The Confessions: (Landmarks of World Literature)
Cambridge University Press -
Augustine: The Confessions: (Landmarks of World Literature)
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Augustine: The Confessions: (Landmarks of World Literature)

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!