Augustine's "Confessions": A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books) by Garry Wills - 2011-02-27

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Princeton. 2011. Princeton University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780691143576. LIVES OF GREAT RELIGIOUS BOOKS. 168 pages. hardcover. . keywords: Religion Saint Augustine. FROM THE PUBLISHER - FROM PULITZER PRIZE–WINNER GARRY WILLS, THE STORY OF AUGUSTINE'S CONFESSIONS. In this brief and incisive book, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Garry Wills tells the story of the Confessions - what motivated Augustine to dictate it, how it asks to be read, and the many ways it has been misread in the one and a half millennia since it was composed. Following upon Wills's biography of Augustine and his translation of the Confessions, this is an unparalleled introduction to one of the most important books in the Christian and Western traditions. Understandably fascinated by the story of Augustine's life, modern readers have largely succumbed to the temptation to read the Confessions as autobiography. But, Wills argues, this is a mistake. The book is not autobiography… Read More

Princeton University Press, 2011. Hardcover. New/New. A clean crisp well preserved 2011 Princeton University Press hardcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. From Pulitzer Prize-winner Garry Wills, the story of Augustine's Confessions In this brief and incisive book, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills tells the story of the Confessions--what motivated Augustine to dictate it, how it asks to be read, and the many ways it has been misread in the one-and-a-half millennia since it was composed. Following Wills's biography of Augustine and his translation of the Confessions, this is an unparalleled introduction to one of the most important books in the Christian and Western traditions. Understandably fascinated by the story of Augustine's life, modern readers have largely succumbed to the temptation to read the Confessions as autobiography. But, Wills argues, this is a… Read More

Hardback. New. An introduction to "Confessions", one of the most important books in the Christian and Western traditions. It tells the story of the "Confessions" - what motivated Augustine to dictate it, how it asks to be read, and the many ways it has been misread in the one-and-a-half millennia since it was composed.

Princeton Univ Pr, 2011. Hardcover. New. 166 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.75 inches.