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Augustine: The Confessions(Greece and Rome Live)

Augustine: The Confessions(Greece and Rome Live)


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Augustine's Confessions, written at the close of the fourth century AD, is a deeply significant text in the history of European culture. In it he explains just how and why he came to abandon a successful career and the racy lifestyle of a largely secular existence to follow a life of prayer and study. His highly personal account finds echoes in contemporary trends towards confessional biography. Clark's approach in this book is to 'historicise' - to set Augustine's own experiences of religion, philosophy and the Christian faith against the long-standing political, cultural and religious traditions of the classical world. The world in which Augustine lived, the structure, style and purpose of the Confessions, and the problems of rhetoric and truth posed by its author's personal search for himself are all scrutinised in this lucid introductory account.

Table of Contents:
Preface Introduction Part 1. Augustine's world; Africa: world politics Thagaste: family, church and school Carthage: rhetoric and religion Africa to Italy: Manichaeans and pagans Milan: worldly success and renunciation Return to Africa: monks and bishops Part 2. Describing a life The first ten books are about me...' 'I want to know all about you' Spiritual biography True Confessions? Narrative and memory Multiple readings and exegesis Narrative and Memory Telling stories Speaking the truth: rhetoric and style Intertexts: Bible, classical culture and philosophy Hearing Confessions: translation and reception Guide to further reading Index

About the Author :
Gillian Clark is Professor of Ancient History in the University of Bristol. Her current areas of research include a collaborative commentary on Augustine City of God: (see www.augustinecityofgod.net), and in more general terms, Greek and Latin patristics in relation to Graeco-Roman social and intellectual history.



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781904675037
  • Publisher: Liverpool University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Bristol Phoenix Press
  • Height: 215 mm
  • No of Pages: 104
  • Series Title: Greece and Rome Live
  • Width: 139 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1904675034
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2005
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 104
  • Sub Title: The Confessions


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