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OverviewThis edition of St Augustine's City of God 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Augustine , Peter Walsh , P. G. Walsh , P. G. WalshPublisher: Liverpool University Press Imprint: Aris & Phillips Ltd Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.367kg ISBN: 9780856687532ISBN 10: 0856687537 Pages: 236 Publication Date: 07 March 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: Latin Table of ContentsReviews'This is a very useful introduction to Augustine in Latin.' Jennifer Milligan, JACT Review, 2006 '...a good basic tool for students and scholars who wish to read and study Augustine's text in English with the possibility of consulting the Latin original.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review this is a very useful introduction to Augustine in Latin.'--Jennifer Milligan JACT Review (01/01/2006) `...a good basic tool for students and scholars who wish to read and study Augustine's text in English with the possibility of consulting the Latin original.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review 'This is a very useful introduction to Augustine in Latin.' Jennifer Milligan, JACT Review, 2006 Author Information†P.G. Walsh was Senior Research Fellow and Emeritus Professor of Humanity at the University of Glasgow, and a Latin scholar of international renown. His publications include Livy: His Historical Aims and Methods (1961) and The Roman Novel (1970); editions of Augustine, De bono coniugali and De sancta uirginitate (Oxford); and translations of Paulinus of Nola (Letters, Poems) and of Cassiodorus, Explanation of the Psalms (Ancient Christian Writers). He edited the first sixteen books of Augustine’s De Civitate Dei, as well as Books XXXVI-XL of Livy’s History for the Aris & Phillips Classical Texts series. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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