Augustine : the confessions / Gillian Clark
2005, 1st edition. Exeter : Bristol Phoenix. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #445789
ISBN: 1904675409
Physical description; xvi, 104 pages, 23.5 cm. Contents; Pt. 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 -- pt. 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. Subjects; Augustine of Hippo, Saint 354-430. Confessiones. Augustine of Hippo, Saint 354-430. Confessiones (Augustine, of Hippo, Saint).
Price: €60.00