Language in the Confessions of Augustine

by PhilipBurton (Author)

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  Paperback
  2009

  $42.35

  An exploration of Augustine's treatment of language in his Confessions - a major work of Western philosophy and literature, with continuing intellectual importance. Philip Burton traces the role of language in Augustine's career, up to his reinvention of himself as a Christian intellectual, commentating on Scripture and preaching to his flock.