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Augustine was one of the West's first public philosophers. Intellectually brilliant and a gifted writer, he is known primarily as one of the great figures of Christian late antiquity. In this new biography we encounter him through the complexities of his remarkable personality. Miles Hollingworth demonstrates that it was as a personality that he turned against his Age to explore the shocking relevance of one life to God and history. His autobiography, the Confessions, is held up by many today as the first truly modern book.
Table of Contents
Preface \ Acknowledgements \ Abbreviations \ Chronology of Augustine's life - 1. Out of Africa \ 2. Augustine's intellectual milieu \ 3. Augustine's remarks on his parents \ 4. Reflections on infancy \ 5. Traumas of initiation into the Earthly City \ 6. Cicero and a sense of purpose \ 7. Manichaeism \ 8. On the deportment of death, love and grief \ 9. Christian conversion and reflections on the supernatural \ 10. To write against self-consciousness and its effects \ 11. Last days and reflections on the style of man \ Notes \ Index
Product details
| Published | 06 Jun 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 336 |
| ISBN | 9781441125668 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Continuum |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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