Let in the Light: Learning to Read St. Augustine's Confessions - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231205016ISBN-10:231205015UPC:9780231205016Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christianity, PhilosophyBook Topic:Catholic, HistorySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCFD6EBDBA
Let in the Light: Learning to Read St. Augustine's Confessions
St. Augustine's Confessions is heralded as a classic of Western culture. Yet when James Boyd White first tried to read it in translation, it seemed utterly dull. Its ideas struck him as platitudinous and its prose felt drab. It was only when he started to read the text in Latin that he began to see the originality and depth of Augustine's work.
In Let in the Light, White invites readers to join...Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231205016ISBN-10:231205015UPC:9780231205016Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christianity, PhilosophyBook Topic:Catholic, HistorySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCFD6EBDBA
James Boyd White is the L. Hart Wright Professor of Law Emeritus and professor of English emeritus at the University of Michigan and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His many books include The Legal Imagination: Studies in the Nature of Legal Thought and Expression (1973) and, most recently, Keep Law Alive (2019). He is considered the founder of the law and literature...
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