The Routledge Guidebook to Augustine's Confessions

Catherine Conybeare

ISBN 10: 1138847984 / ISBN 13: 9781138847989

Editore: Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB, 2016

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Augustine's Confessions is one of the most significant works of Western culture. Cast as a long, impassioned conversation with God, it is intertwined with passages of life-narrative and with key theological and philosophical insights. It is enduringly popular, and justly so.The Routledge Guidebook to Augustine's Confessions is an engaging introduction to this spiritually creative and intellectually original work. This guidebook is organized by themes:the importance of languagecreation and the sensible worldmemory, time and the selfthe afterlife of the ConfessionsWritten for readers approaching the Confessions for the first time, this guidebook addresses the literary, philosophical, historical and theological complexities of the work in a clear and accessible way. Excerpts in both Latin and English from this seminal work are included throughout the book to provide a close examination of both the autobiographical and theoretical content within the Confessions.

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• Titolo: The Routledge Guidebook to Augustine's Confessions
• Editore: Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1138847984
• ISBN 13: 9781138847989
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Peso: 212 grammi

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Riassunto

Augustine’s Confessions is one of the most significant works of Western culture. Cast as a long, impassioned conversation with God, it is intertwined with passages of life-narrative and with key theological and philosophical insights. It is enduringly popular, and justly so.

The Routledge Guidebook to Augustine’s Confessions is an engaging introduction to this spiritually creative and intellectually original work. This guidebook is organized by themes:

• the importance of language
• creation and the sensible world
• memory, time and the self
• the afterlife of the Confessions

Written for readers approaching the Confessions for the first time, this guidebook addresses the literary, philosophical, historical and theological complexities of the work in a clear and accessible way. Excerpts in both Latin and English from this seminal work are included throughout the book to provide a close examination of both the autobiographical and theoretical content within the Confessions.

Informazioni sull?autore

Catherine Conybeare is Professor and Chair in the Department of Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies at Bryn Mawr College,USA