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Named Person: | Aurelius Augustinus |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Aurelius Augustinus; Carolyn J -B Hammond |
ISBN: | 9780674996939 0674996933 |
OCLC Number: | 951820713 |
Notes: | Latijnse tekst met daarnaast Engelse vertaling. |
Description: | XLII, 446 pagina's ; 17 cm. |
Contents: | Preface -- Introduction -- Abbreviations and supplemental bibliography. THE CONFESSIONS OF AURELIUS AUGUSTINE. Book IX -- Book X -- Book XI -- Book XII -- Book XIII. Index of persons and places. Index of subjects. |
Series Title: | Loeb classical library, 27. |
Responsibility: | Augustine ; edited and translated [from the Latin] by Carolyn J.-B. Hammond. |
Abstract:
Confessions is a spiritual autobiography of Augustine's early life, family, associations, and explorations of alternative religious and theological viewpoints as he moved toward his conversion. Cast as a prayer addressed to God, it offers a gripping personal story and a philosophical exploration destined to have broad and lasting impact.
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Hammond's translation, while always elegant and lucid, stays close enough to the Latin to give us invaluable assistance...An accessible and scholarly introduction provides a way into many aspects of Augustine's thought which will reward both those who are new to Augustine and more experienced students. -- Edward Dowler * Church Times * Read more...
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