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Language in the Confessions of Augustine

by Philip Burton

  • Hardback
  • 212 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

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Philip Burton explores Augustine's treatment of language in his Confessions - a major work of Western philosophy and literature, with continuing intellectual importance. One of Augustine's key concerns is the story of his own encounters with language: from his acquisition of language as a child, through his career as schoolboy orator then star student at Carthage, to professor of rhetoric at Carthage and Rome. Having worked his way up to the eminence of Court Orator to the Roman Emperor at Milan, Augustine rediscovered the catholic Christianity of his childhood - and decided that this was incompatible with his rhetorical profession. Over the next ten years, he gradually reinvents himself as a different sort of language professional: a Christian intellectual, commentating on Scripture and preaching to his flock.
Language in the Confessions of Augustine and The Essential History of Christianity
The Essential History of ChristianityLanguage in the Confessions of Augustine

  • Author

    Philip Burton

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    August 2007

  • Weight

    395g

  • Page Count

    212

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780199266227

  • ISBN-10

    0199266220

  • Eden Code

    1147357

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