LEADER 03024nam a22007211i 4500001 99126764893606421 005 20201211060051.3 006 m o d | 007 cr |n||||||||| 008 201211s1991 enk ob 001 0aeng d 020 9780191500978 (electronic bk.) 020 0191500976 (electronic bk.) 020 |z0192817795 020 |z9780192817792 020 |z0192817744 020 |z9780192817747 020 |z0192833723 020 |z9780192833723 035 (OCoLC)946267803 035 (OCoLC)ocn946267803 040 NhCcYBP |beng |erda |epn |cNhCcYBP 041 1 eng |hlat 043 f-ae--- 050 4 BR65.A6 |bE5 1991 060 4 242 A92c 082 04 270.2/092B |221 084 18.46 |2bcl 084 11.51 |2bcl 084 281.4 088 90040827 100 0 Augustine, |cof Hippo, Saint, |d354-430, |eauthor. 240 10 Confessiones. |lEnglish 245 10 Confessions / |cSaint Augustine ; translated with an introduction and notes by Henry Chadwick. 264 1 Oxford ;New York : |bOxford University Press, |c1991. 300 1 online resource 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 computer |bc |2rdamedia 338 online resource |bcr |2rdacarrier 490 1 World's classics 505 0 In his own day the dominant personality of the Western Church, Augustine of Hippo today stands as perhaps the greatest thinker of Christian antiquity, and his Confessions is one of the great works of Western literature. In this intensely personal narrative, Augustine relates his rare ascent from a humble Algerian farm to the edge of the corridors of power at the imperial court in Milan, his struggle against the domination of his sexual nature, his renunciation of secular ambition and marriage, and the recovery of the faith his mother Monica had taught him during his childhood. Now, Henry Chadwick, an eminent scholar of early Christianity, has given us the first new English translation in thirty years of this classic spiritual journey. Chadwick renders the details of Augustine's conversion in clear, modern English. We witness the future saint's fascination with astrology and with the Manichees, and then follow him through scepticism and disillusion with pagan myths until he finally reaches Christian faith. There are brilliant philosophical musings about Platonism and the nature of God, and touching portraits of Augustine's beloved mother, of St. Ambrose of Milan, and of other early Christians like Victorinus, who gave up a distinguished career as a rhetorician to adopt the orthodox faith. Augustine's concerns are often strikingly contemporary, yet his work contains many references and allusions that are easily understood only with background information about the ancient social and intellectual setting. To make The Confessions accessible to contemporary readers, Chadwick provides the most complete and informative notes of any recent translation, and includes an introduction to establish the context. The religious and philosophical value of The Confessions is unquestionable -- now modern readers will have easier access to St. Augustine's deeply personal meditations. Chadwick's lucid translation and helpful introduction clear the way for a new experience of this classic. 520 Presents an English translation of the Latin text of fourth-century bishop Saint Augustine's autobiographical prose-poem in which he traces his journey from sin to Christianity. 500 Translation of: Confessiones. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 533 Electronic reproduction. |bIpswich, MA |nAvailable via World Wide Web. 546 Translation of: Confessiones. 588 Description based on print version record. 655 04 Autobiographies. 655 7 Biographies. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01423686 600 00 Augustine, |cof Hippo, Saint, |d354-430. 610 20 Catholic Church |zAlgeria |zHippo (Extinct city) |xBishops |vBiography. 600 06 Augustin, |csaint, évêque d'Hippone. 610 26 Église catholique |zAlgérie |zHippone (Ville ancienne) |xÉvêques |xBiographies. 600 07 Augustine, |cof Hippo, Saint, |d354-430. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00061554 610 27 Catholic Church. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00531720 650 0 Christian saints |zAlgeria |zHippo (Extinct city) |vBiography. 651 6 Hippone (Ville ancienne) |xBiographies. 650 7 Bishops. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00833378 650 7 Christian saints. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00859491 651 7 Algeria |zHippo (Extinct city) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01896881 650 17 Bekering. |2gtt 700 1 Chadwick, Henry, |d1920-2008, |etranslator. 710 2 EBSCOhost 776 08 |iOnline version:Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. |sConfessiones. English. |tConfessions. |dOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1991 |w(OCoLC)645776689 776 08 |cOriginal |z0192817795 |z9780192817792 |z0192817744 |z9780192817747 |z0192833723 |z9780192833723 |w(DLC) 90040827 |w(OCoLC)21971748 830 0 World's classics 910 |cA0301ebk |d3110-17 |gYBP 910 |cE9994-no pebk |d3110-17 |gYBP |h559514 956 40 |uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2096698 960 |o1 |vnotify : kevin lash |zUSD 961 |fILL |hEBSUU |iEBS |jUU |m311017 |neBook 961 |hEBSUU |iEBS |jUU |kPrinceton permanent acquisition 980 16149006 |i98.88 980 16149006 |bPOL-204779 |i98.88 |j98.88 |n99992588034 982 |celf3 984 20230113 |b140741 |cYBP-US