Confessions: Books I–IV: A Latin Reader with Macrons

著： Augustine   編集： Timothy A. Lee and Lachlan J. Hodgson  

書籍 2 in Latin Patristic Readers

This is a Latin reader for confessions Books I–IV. Augustine towers over all other theologians as the man who shaped the Western church more than anyone after the apostles. His Confessions ranks among the most significant works of Western literature. Despite its great antiquity, Augustine's striking honesty and perceptive insights remain as fresh as ever. Books 1 to 4 of Confessions set the stage for Augustine’s eventual conversion by exposing the restlessness of his soul without God.

This book is designed as a useful cost-efficient tool for students learning Late Latin or studying the text. The book immerses the reader in the text in order to build confidence reading it as quickly as possible. To achieve this, all uncommon words that occur 15 times or fewer in the work are glossed as footnotes. This enables the reader to continue reading every passage unhindered. Therefore, the book complements traditional language grammars and is especially ideal for beginner and intermediate students learning to read Late Latin. However, even advanced readers will appreciate the glossing of the rare words, since it saves time reading the text.

Other features include:

• Map of Augustine’s life in Latin
• Timeline of Augustine’s life
• Introduction to Augustine and this book
• Paradigm charts of noun and verbs
• Glossary of all the words not glossed below the text
• Wide margins

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