Synopsis
Part of the acclaimed Greece and Rome Live series, which aims to introduce figures and aspects of the ancient world to the general reader and to students approaching the subject for the first time.
Companion volume to Aideen Hartney's Gruesome Deaths and Celibate Lives, also published under the Phoenix imprint, which examines a selection of colourful early Christian martyrs.
Pays particular attention to the historical context of Augustine's work, his education in the pagan classics and the Christian climate of his age.
Includes handy combined index/glossary and a guide to further reading.
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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.
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1st edition. 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. 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). 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 445789