This edition of Books I & II of St Augustine's The City of God (De Civitate Dei) is the only edition in English to provide a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of this most influential document in the history of western Christianity. In these books, written in the aftermath of the sack of Rome in AD 410 by the Goths, Augustine replies to the pagans, who attributed the fall of Rome to the Christian religion and its prohibition of the worship of the pagan gods. Latin text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.
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This edition of Books I & II of St Augustine's The City of God (De Civitate Dei) is the only edition in English to provide a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of this most influential document in the history of western Christianity.
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PrefaceAbbreviations and BibliographyINTRODUCTIONTEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK I TEXT AND TRANSLATION OF BOOK IIAppendices: I. Retractationes 2.69II. Letter to FirmusIII. Suicide, Roman and ChristianCOMMENTARY ON BOOK I COMMENTARY ON BOOK IIIndicesI. ScriptureII. General
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'This is a very useful introduction to Augustine in Latin.'Jennifer Milligan, JACT Review, 2006
Founded in 1980, Aris & Phillips Classical Texts publishes modern editions of Classical Greek and Latin texts, with substantial introductions and commentaries as well as the original text with facing-page English translation.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780856687532
Publisert
2005-03-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Aris & Phillips Ltd
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
147 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
236
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