Confessions
Augustine, Translated by Sarah Ruden
Language: English
Published by Modern Library, Random House, Inc., New York, 2017
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BRILLIANT: ACCURATE: VIVID: ENGAGING: NEW First Edition hardcover (Orig. 2017) First Printing (Modern Library): NEW handsomely-designed-illus. mylar-protected jacket w/ NEW sharp edges & corners & showing orig. $28.00 pub. price at top-right inside-front flyleaf, NEW cover w/ ocher linen wrapping spine & extending 1.25" onto front & back panels covered in ocher paper, NEW perfect binding golden-yellow cloth banding at spine-caps, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMPECCABLE Modern Library-logo-patterned end-papers, PRISTINE interior printed on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 5.75" x 8.50" x 1.56", 0.68 kg, xlii+486 (528) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: One of the great works of Western literature, from perhaps the most important thinker of Christian antiquity, in a revolutionary new translation by one of today's leading classicists: Sarah Ruden's fresh, dynamic translation of "Confessions" brings us closer to Augustine's intent than any previous version. It puts a glaring spotlight on the life of one individual to show how all lives have meaning that is universal & eternal. In this intensely personal narrative, Augustine tells the story of his sinful youth & his conversion to Christianity. He describes his ascent from a humble farm in North Africa to a prestigious post in the Roman Imperial capital of Milan, his struggle against his own overpowering sexuality, his renunciation of secular ambition & marriage, & the recovery of the faith his mother had taught him during his earliest years. Augustine's concerns are often strikingly contemporary, & the confessional mode he invented can be seen everywhere in writing today. Grounded in her command of Latin as it was written & spoken in the ancient world, Sarah Ruden's translation is a bold departure from its predecessors—& the most historically accurate translation ever. Stylistically beautiful, w/ no concessions made to suit later theology & ritual, Ruden's rendition will give readers a startling & illuminating new perspective on one of the central texts of Christianity. * HIGHEST PRAISE: "A translation of [Augustine's] masterwork that does justice both to him & to his God . . . Repeated small acts of attention to the humble, human roots of Augustine's imagery of his relations to God enable Ruden to convey a living sense of the Being before Whom we find him transfixed in prayer" -NYRB "Delightfully readable . . . In this lively translation filled with vivid, personal prose, Ruden introduces readers to a saint whom many will realize they only thought they knew. Approaching her subject w/ deep religious & historical knowledge, [Ruden] chooses to translate Augustine as a performative, engaging storyteller rather than a systematic theologian." -Publishers Weekly * ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR: SARAH RUDEN was educated at the University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins, & Harvard, from which she graduated w/ a Ph.D. in classical philology. She has translated six books of classical literature, including 'Lysistrata', 'The Golden Ass', & 'The Aeneid', & has also translated Aeschylus's 'Oresteia' for the Modern Library collection 'The Greek Plays'. Her translation of Augustin's 'Confessions' is her first book-length translation of sacred literature. Her articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Books & Culture, & other magazines. She is a winner of a Guggenheim fellowship & a Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant, & is the author of "Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted & Reimagined in His Own Time" & "The Face of Water: A Translator on Beauty & Meaning in the Bible", as well as a book of poetry, "Other Places". Ruden is a visiting scholar at Brown University & lives in Hamden, Connecticut. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to international destinations at our posted rates.…
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- Title
- Confessions
- Author
- Augustine, Translated by Sarah Ruden
- Publisher
- Modern Library, Random House, Inc., New York
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- Dust jacket
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0812996569
- ISBN 13
- 9780812996562
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 0.68 kilograms
Sarah Ruden's fresh, dynamic translation of Confessions brings us closer to Augustine's intent than any previous version. It puts a glaring spotlight on the life of one individual to show how all lives have meaning that is universal and eternal.
In this intensely personal narrative, Augustine tells the story of his sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. He describes his ascent from a humble farm in North Africa to a prestigious post in the Roman Imperial capital of Milan, his struggle against his own overpowering sexuality, his renunciation of secular ambition and marriage, and the recovery of the faith his mother had taught him during his earliest years. Augustine's concerns are often strikingly contemporary, and the confessional mode he invented can be seen everywhere in writing today.
Grounded in her command of Latin as it was written and spoken in the ancient world, Sarah Ruden's translation is a bold departure from its predecessors--and the most historically accurate translation ever. Stylistically beautiful, with no concessions made to suit later theology and ritual, Ruden's rendition will give readers a startling and illuminating new perspective on one of the central texts of Christianity.
Praise for Confessions
"[Ruden] has clearly thought deeply about what Augustine was trying to say."--The Wall Street Journal
"A translation of [Augustine's] masterwork that does justice both to him and to his God . . . Repeated small acts of attention to the humble, human roots of Augustine's imagery of his relations to God enable Ruden to convey a living sense of the Being before Whom we find him transfixed in prayer: 'Silent, long-suffering and with so much mercy in your heart.'"--The New York Review of Books
"Delightfully readable . . . In this lively translation filled with vivid, personal prose, Ruden introduces readers to a saint whom many will realize they only thought they knew. . . . Approaching her subject with deep religious and historical knowledge, [Ruden] chooses to translate Augustine as a performative, engaging storyteller rather than a systematic theologian."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Ruden's translation makes Augustine's ancient text accessible to a new generation of readers with a real taste of the original Latin."--Library Journal
"[Ruden's] record as a translator of ancient texts . . . clearly establishes her considerable talent."--Christianity Today
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