Augustine: The Confessions
10/21/2016
The Confessions (Latin: Confessiones) is a work by St Augustine, written between 397 and 400 CE, recounting his conversion to Christianity. It is often regarded as founding the genre of autobiography.
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Free online texts
Christian Classics Ethereal Library: The Confessions and Letters of St. Augustine, with a Sketch of his Life and Work. Confessions translated by J.G. Pilkington. Multiple formats.
Georgetown University: The Confessions of Augustine - An Electronic Edition. Latin text with commentary by James J. O'Donnell. HTML format.
Georgetown University: Augustine's Confessions, translated by E.B. Pusey. TXT format.
Gutenberg: The Confessions of St Augustine. Multiple formats.
Latin Library: Augustine of Hippo, Latin texts.
Loebulus. L026 - Augustine -- Confessions I: Books 1-8. PDF of public domain Loeb edition in Latin and English.
Loebulus. L027 - Augustine -- Confessions II: Books 9-13. PDF of public domain Loeb edition in Latin and English.
University of Adelaide (Internet Archive): The Confessions, translated by E.B. Pusey. EPUB, HTML and MOBI formats.
Wikisource: Confessions, translated by Albert Outler. Multiple formats.
Wikisource: Confessions, translated by J.G. Pilkington. Multiple formats.
Other Resources
BBC Radio 4 In Our Time: Augustine's Confessions. Melvyn Bragg with Kate Cooper, Morwenna Ludlow and Martin Palmer.
History of Philosophy without any gaps: Life and Time: Augustine's Confessions - podcast by philosopher Peter Adamson.
PhilPapers: Augustine - bibliography with open access option.
Wikipedia: Confessions (Augustine).
Further reading at Tom's Learning Notes
Augustine: The City of God.
Cicero: Hortensius.
Latin resources: Learn to read Latin texts in the original.
Bloom's Western Canon: The Confessions is listed.
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