Confessions

Augustine of Hippo, Garry Wills

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Penguin
18 May 2011

Biography: religious & spiritual; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Islamic & Arabic philosophy; Religion: general; History of religion; Christianity; Christian theology

Garry Wills is an exceptionally gifted translator and one of our best writers on religion today. His bestselling translations of individual chapters of Saint Augustine's Confessions have received widespread and glowing reviews. Now for the first time, Wills's translation of the entire work is being published as a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. Removed by time and place but not by spiritual relevance, Augustine's Confessions continues to influence contemporary religion, language, and thought. Reading with fresh, keen eyes, Wills brings his superb gifts of analysis and insight to this ambitious translation of the entire book. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

By: Augustine of Hippo
Translated by: Garry Wills
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9780143105701
ISBN 10: 0143105701
Pages: 353
Publication Date: 18 May 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Confessions

[Wills] renders Augustine's famous and influential text in direct language with all the spirited wordplay and poetic strength intact. - Los Angeles Times [Wills's] translations . . . are meant to bring Augustine straight into our own minds; and they succeed. Well-known passages, over which my eyes have often gazed, spring to life again from Wills's pages. -Peter Brown, The New York Review of Books Augustine flourishes in Wills's hand. -James Wood A masterful synthesis of classical philosophy and scriptural erudition. - Chicago Tribune