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Confessions

By Augustine
Series: Hackett Classics
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Confessions is a classic spiritual autobiography by Augustine, exploring his journey of faith and self-discovery. This edition features F. J. Sheed's remarkable English translation, renowned for its lyrical style that captures Augustine's original voice. Enhanced by an introduction from historian Peter Brown and extensive notes by Michael P. Foley, it offers insights into literary, philosophical, biblical, historical, and liturgical contexts, along with helpful resources like a map, timeline, glossary, and index for thorough understanding.
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Ideal for students and readers interested in philosophy, theology, religious autobiography, and early Christian thought, especially those seeking a richly annotated and accessible English translation of Augustine's seminal work.

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The second Hackett edition of the Sheed translation, a classic in its own right, offers a wealth of notes on philosophical, theological, historical, and liturgical issues raised by the Confessions , as well as paragraph numbers of the Latin critical edition, and a thorough index.

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Like the first Hackett edition of Augustine's Confessions, the second edition features F. J. Sheed's remarkable translation of this classic spiritual autobiography, with an introduction by noted historian of late antiquity Peter Brown.

New to this edition are a wealth of notes on literary, philosophical, biblical, historical, and liturgical topics by Michael P. Foley, an Editor's Preface, a map, a timeline, paragraph numbers in the text, a glossary, and a thorough index.

The text itself has been completely reset, with textual and explanatory notes placed at the foot of the page for easy reference.

Series: Hackett Classics

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Jared Ortiz of Catholic World Report praises Sheed's translation as "the most beautiful English translation available," highlighting its blend of elevated style and conversational immediacy that reflects Augustine's own tone. The edition's scholarly apparatus, including Peter Brown's introduction and Foley's commentary, is noted for deepening appreciation of this spiritual masterpiece. The translation is celebrated for maintaining the poetic nature of Augustine's Latin text, making it resonate powerfully across generations.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780872208179

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 September 2006

Country: United States

Imprint: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

Edition: Second Edition,2

Illustration: none

Contributors:

  • Translated by F. J. Sheed
  • Introduction by Peter Brown
  • Notes by Michael P. Foley

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 564g

Pages: 384

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Augustine Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: Hackett Classics

About the Author

F. J. Sheed was co-founder of the publishing house of Sheed & Ward.

Peter Brown is the Philip and Beulah Rollins Professor of History, Princeton University.

Michael P. Foley is Assistant Professor of Patristics in the Honors College, Baylor University.

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