Augustine. Confessions: A Latin Reader (Latin Patristic Series)

This is a Latin reader for Confessions. 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. Reading Augustine, one realises that despite the advancing years human nature and its desires do not change. As Augustine looks back on his first thirty-four years of life, he openly shares his struggles with pride, lust, envy, dishonesty and all manner of sin. He wrestles with the veracity of Christianity against competing claims of other sects and leading philosophies. 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