The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's 'Confessions'

ISBN-13: 9781108449816 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 354 str.

Tarmo Toom

Opis

Presents the best scholarship on Augustine's Confessions which will facilitate a better understanding of this masterpiece.

Spis treści

Introduction: what is The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's 'Confessions'? Tarmo Toom; Part I. Circumstances of Composition: 1. Title, time, and circumstances of composition Carolyn Hammond; 2. Genre and structure of the Confessions Annemaré Kotzé; 3. Anticipated readers Jason BeDuhn; Part II. Main Themes and Topics: 4. Aversion and conversion Marie-Anne Vannier; 5. Creation and recreation Matthew Drever; 6. Sin and concupiscence Johannes van Oort; 7. Grace Volker Henning Drecoll; 8. God Paul van Geest; 9. Happiness and friendship Anne-Isabelle Bouton-Touboulic; 10. Love, will, and the intellectual ascents Sarah Byers; 11. Memory, time, and eternity Lenka Karfiková; 12. Philosophy Giovanni Catapano; 13. Pride and humility Notker Baumann; 13. Soul, self, and interiority Phillip Cary; Part III. Reception and Reading Strategies: 14. Manuscript transmission, critical editions, and English translations Gert Partoens; 15. Reception in the Middle Ages Eric Leland Saak; 16. Reception in the period of reformations Katrin Ettenhuber; 17. Reception during the enlightenment Patrick Riley; 18. Reading (in) the Confessions Mark Vessey.