Confessions - A New Translation (Paperback)

Augustine; Translated by Peter Constantine; Foreword by Jack Miles

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No modern, well-versed literature lover can call their education complete without having read Augustine's Confessions. One of the most original works of world literature, it is the first autobiography ever written, influencing writers from Montaigne to Rousseau, Virginia Woolf to Stephen Greenblatt. It is here that we learn how one of the greatest saints in Christendom overcame a wild and reckless past. Yet English translators have emphasised the ecclesiastical virtues of this masterpiece, at the expense of its passion and literary vigour. Restoring the lyricism of Augustine's original language, Peter Constantine offers a masterful and elegant translation of Confessions.

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Imprint:	Liveright Publishing Corporation
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2019
Authors:	Augustine
Translators:	Peter Constantine
Foreword by:	Jack Miles
Dimensions:	211 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-63149-600-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Religious & spiritual Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Biography > Religious & spiritual Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Christianity Promotions
LSN:	1-63149-600-X
Barcode:	9781631496004