Books V-IX of the Confessions trace five crucial years in the life of Augustine, from his debut as a teacher of rhetoric in North Africa to his baptism as a Christian and the renunciation of a worldly career in Milan. This commentary will be invaluable for those wishing to read his story in the original Latin. Through careful glosses and notes, Augustine's Latin is made accessible to students of patristics and of classics.
His extensive quotations from Scripture are translated and explained in light of the variant Bible texts and the interpretative assumptions through which he came to understand them. The unfolding of his career is set against the background of political, cultural, and religious change in the fourth century, and the art with which he created a form of narrative without precedent in earlier Latin literature is illustrated in close detail.
| ISBN: | 9780521253512 |
| Publication date: | 12th September 2019 |
| Author: | Augustine |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 376 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics |
| Genres: |
Ancient history |
Books V-IX of the Confessions trace five crucial years in the life of Augustine, from his debut as a teacher of rhetoric in North Africa to his baptism as a Christian and the renunciation of a worldly career in Milan. This commentary will be invaluable for those wishing to read his story in the original Latin.
Confessions. Books V-IX features in the following genres: Ancient history
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Confessions. Books V-IX was written by Augustine and published by Cambridge University Press
Confessions. Books V-IX has 376 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics series
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