The Consolation of Philosophy
Boethius · Medieval · Philosophy, dialogue
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
- Genre
- Autobiography, theology
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Augustine narrates his restless intellectual and spiritual journey while probing time, memory, desire, and grace.
This work is included on the basis of great books / bloom / harvard. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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