on October 21, 2008, "This is a reprint of William Watts' translation (with Scripture references) corrected according to Knll's text, with the help of the translations of Pusey (1838) and C. Biggs (Books I. to IX. : Harvard University Press, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Rouse, W. H. D. (William Henry Denham), 1863-1950, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). F. J. Sheed's ear for that music makes this translation a memorable opportunity to hear Augustine's voice resonating down the years.' --James O'Donnell Read more ISBN-13 978-0872208162 Edition 2nd Sticky notes On Kindle Scribe Publisher This books publish date is Sep 01, 2006. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Jared Ortiz, Hope College, inCatholic World Report, "This translation is already a classic. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. Amazon has encountered an error. In his book Three Philosophies of Life, Dr. Peter Kreeft explains how he rediscovered St. Augustine's Confessions: "Only once have I ever encountered a translation that made such a difference, that so opened up for me a previously closed book. ", fairly ring with the music of a baroque eloquence, lavish and stately. Text is clear of markings and notations. |,>aN"|`Wxw93 7L&J,dO:KM\$7ana(xD)cnSH(dDb At the time of my young manhood, when I burned to be engorged with vile things, I boldly foisoned into ramifying and umbrageous loves, while my inner shapeliness was witheringI was decomposing before your eyes while in mens eyes I was pleasing myself and trying to please them.. I turned from unity in you to be lost in multiplicity. https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2017/07/05/augustine-gets-makeover-new-translation-he-hardly-needed-it lowered Ruben in my eyes. web pages The same electric current that runs through Augustines original can be felt in this translation, which combines a slightly elevated style (more elevated in direct prayers) combined with the immediacy and transparency of a street preacher (not that different from Augustines own style). To date, the Complete Set includes 44 books containing 93 of Augustines works. Those who know Latin should consult the invaluable (and free!) Frank Sheed Translation (1942): Of Sheed and Ward Publishing fame, Sheed was a lawyer, publisher, and street corner evangelist for the Catholic Evidence Guild. This is largely because the translator has caught not only the meaning of AugustinesConfessions, but a large measure of its poetry. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Book 9. Likening Boulding's to a NIV-feel of Augustine's Confessions, Sheed's is much more like the KJV. Pusey. The Confessions of Saint Augustine. Please try your request again later. In 1990, New City Press, in conjunction with the Augustinian Heritage Institute, began the project knows as The Works of Saint Augustine, A Translation for the 21st Century. I am very grateful to Gerald W . Sheed's classic translation of Augustine's Confessions. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. The time to read and digest the book is a monumental tasks. There was a problem loading your book clubs. For the foreseeable future, this will be my go-to translation for the Confessions. No modern, well-versed literature lover can call her education complete without having listened to Augustine's Confessions. The Best Translation of St. Augustines Confessions, Catholic News Live shutting down after 9 years. Any beauty in me ran to ruin, and in your eyes I rotted from the inside out while I approved of myself so much, and yearned for approval in human eyes., Williams: I want to call to mind the ugly deeds I carried out and the carnal corruptions of my soul, not because I love them, but in order that I might love you, my God. New City Press is proud to offer the best modern translations available. It is the beginning of true self-understanding. My answer is always the same: It depends. There are translations that are closer to the Latin and better for study; there are others that are soaring and beautiful; there are others that are more readable and accessible; there are some that are bold and make the familiar unfamiliar; and there are others that combine these in different ways. Confessions of St. Augustine, The [Books I-X: 1st 10 books cover his childhood, his surrender to sin, embracing of the Manichean heresey & his conversion to the Church, a classic on grace; omits the last 3 books on the story of the creation since it adds nothing to his life story] Augustine, St [354-430] / F. J. Sheed, tr. This is largely because the translator has caught not only the meaning of Augustines, , but a large measure of its poetry. : Seller Offered the Lowest Hard Copy Price, Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2019, The book, itself, was shipped quickly, and is, as described, with little shelf wear and in very good condition a great reading copy., Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon, Sheed and Ward; First Thus edition (January 1, 1943). Like the first Hackett edition of the Augustine's Confessions, the second edition features F. J. Sheed's remarkable translation of this classic spiritual autobiography with an Introduction by noted historian of late antiquity Peter Brown. Hackett edition of the Sheed translation, a classic in its own right, offers a wealth of notes on philosophical . document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Extra, Extra! Yet I do this so that I might receive your sweetness, O sweetness that cannot deceive, sweetness that is blissful and secure. The striking language Augustine employs to describe his adolescent lusts make the passage especially illuminating in comparing translation approaches: Deeply rooted in the tradition of which Augustine was himself a principal founder, this translation is not only modern: it is a faithful echo, in a language that has carried throughout the ages, of its authors original passion and disquiet. The Confessions is one book. 1), 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Cardinal Schnborn calls Gnswein book unseemly indiscretion, confirms key detail of Benedict papacy Catholic World Report The Old Roman: [] Cardinal Schnborn calls Gnswein book unseemly indiscretion, confirms key detail of Benedic []. I recall them not to dwell on them, If youre starting theConfessions for the first time, or perhaps restarting after a failed attempt, check out the Sheed version. But I was pleased with myself In the late seventies as I worked on a masters degree in agricultural economics, my best friend, who had just entered seminary, encouraged me to undertake study of classics in the faith and early on I read Augustines (1978) Confessions. In those days my sexual desires were intense. Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. The translation has provoked strong reactions among readers and stronger counter-reactions from the translator. Thank you for this. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. In doing so they began the process of becoming great people, eventually saints. He wasnt quoting Scripture passages, but conforming his own words to the word of God so that they made one continuous sacrifice of praise. Book 5. Latin Text (ODonnell): recordari volo transactas foeditates meas et carnales corruptiones animae meae, non quod eas amem, sed ut amem te, deus meus. Rather, there's an air of dignity honed by its age. It is a dead translation. True to the original, and in a subtle and dignified English translation, let this be a cornerstone of your library. His greatest innovationwhich I find completely successfulwas to lay out Augustines text as a poem. This book is a well used but readable copy. This is no different than "believing that we are powerless," that help must come from "a power greater than ourselves," and then asking for help. Peter, in the gospel, falls on his knees in front of Jesus exclaiming, "Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man." First Book I read as a Catholic Convert(5/31/20). All that we are, we have received from God, except for our sinfulness, deeply imbedded in our nature. Augustine's Confessions, translated by E.B. Augustine, Confessions, Volume I: Books 1-8 Augustinus (354-430 CE ), son of a pagan, Patricius of Tagaste in North Africa, and his Christian wife Monica, while studying in Africa to become a rhetorician, plunged into a turmoil of philosophical and psychological doubts in search of truth, joining for a time the Manichaean society. Re: previous reply: In remembering the words of an early translation, imprecisely, I omitted the words: man but a particle of thy creation. Sheed's classic translation of Augustine's Confessions. My beauty withered. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. If you're interested in Boulding's translation, I highly recommend the Ignatius Press Critical Edition which pairs Boulding's text with extensive notes and essays by top Augustine scholars. ORourke does not divide the text by meter, but by units of meaning. Qt91')(>?S?e6m y)ix2C6m R4F.1V8h0,l`q 8!-Va+,2`7di:RVd!VR4&xoR8vWP@8Kxep,7+D-17,EF$UiatxVF%V&C9gSnL|)C. Sheed's is living. The most widely used translation of. Most scholars think that Augustine composed the Confessions in a four year period between 397 and 401, but the most compelling suggestion is that he wrote it in a two week period in 397 when he. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. About 400 pages. I have read Confessions through in Latin and in most English translations, as well as taught the text in class, so I think I'm in a good place to give feedback, but it's still a very subjective question. To learn more, view ourPrivacy Policy. And from what I saw it was by far the most expensive. Uploaded by A year later, Augustine was back in Roman Africa living in a monastery at Tagaste, his native town. 3y. is available now and can be read on any device with the free Kindle app. Paperback. Now do Boethiuss Consolation, if you would. Audio Versions: Let me commend this mode of engaging the Confessions for everyone but especially for those who might be intimidated by reading this ancient and, let us admit, very challenging work. The Confessions of S. Augustine Confessions of an English Opium-Eater and Other Writings Confessions of a CPA Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. Much of this has to do with old debates about the translators task as well as prior attachments to cherished translations. Please try again. Which one depends on what the reader is looking for. The translation is good, the notes are good but unobtrusive, the paperback is inexpensive. You gather me from my own scatterings, after I have torn myself from your unity and fallen apart into multiplicity. Translations of Confessions 2.1.1 Compared. Perhaps this accounts for the intensity and unity one finds in this beautiful and enduring classic. (function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[3]='MMERGE3';ftypes[3]='text';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';fnames[4]='MMERGE4';ftypes[4]='text';fnames[5]='MMERGE5';ftypes[5]='text';fnames[6]='MMERGE6';ftypes[6]='number';fnames[7]='MMERGE7';ftypes[7]='radio';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true); 7 things to know about March for Life keynote speaker Jonathan Roumie of The Chosen, Cardinal Mller: Cardinal Pell was Pope Francis best theological counselor, Cardinal Schnborn calls Gnswein book unseemly indiscretion, confirms key detail of Benedict papacy, Blessed Sacrament desecrated in church in Nicaragua, Pope Francis: Jesus is the unsurpassed model of evangelization. Sixty years later, a few years before he died, Fr. Philosophy Classics Religion Theology Nonfiction Biography Christian Christianity Clearly, these eight translations do not exhaust the possibilities for reading the Confessions, but they do seem to me the ones that merit most consideration. F. J. Sheeds ear for that music makes this translation a memorable opportunity to hear Augustine's voice resonating down the years. Kool! More details: Catholic News Live shutting down after 9 years. That was Frank Sheed's translation of Augustine's Confessions, which I found to be as living as molten lava. I do this out of love for the love I have for you; I recollect the paths of my depravity in the bitterness of my inspection of myself, so that you grow sweet to me, with a sweetness, a charm thats not deceitful but blessed and safe, binding me together against the scattering force that ripped me to pieces as long as I turned my back on your singularity and disappeared into multiplicity. Augustine's Confessions, translated by E.B. 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