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Late Antiquity · Autobiography, theology

Confessions

by Augustine of Hippo. Augustine narrates his restless intellectual and spiritual journey while probing time, memory, desire, and grace.

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Date
397–400
Origin
Roman North Africa
Era
Late Antiquity
Genre
Autobiography, theology
Difficulty
Challenging
Length
Long
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

MemorySinConversion

Why it matters

Augustine narrates his restless intellectual and spiritual journey while probing time, memory, desire, and grace.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books / bloom / harvard. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.

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Reading path

Essential 100

A century of works that gives the broadest useful first view of the Western canon. 100 books · Advanced.