num_pages: 290
description: In this new translation by Henry Chadwick of what can only be considered a masterpiece of Western literature, the brilliant and impassioned descriptions of Augustine's colourful early life and search for spiritual satisfaction are accurately conveyed to the English reader. Augustine's work contains many references and allusions that can hardly be understood without background information about the ancient social and intellectual setting. The accompanying notes and introduction to this translation will therefore prove invaluable to the contemporary reader.
language: English
title: The Confessions of Saint Augustine
titlecomplete: The Confessions of Saint Augustine
characters: Ambrose, Augustine of Hippo
genres: Religion, Theology, Philosophy, Biography, Christian, Spirituality, Classics, Nonfiction, History, Christianity
ratings_count: 61256
series: Patrística
publisher: BookSurge Classics