Augustine’s Confessions (Sem in Classical Studies)
SPRING 2019
CLASS-GA 3000
Tuesday 6:30-8:30
1/28/2019 - 5/13/2019
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Tu Location: TBA (CUNY Graduate Center)
In this seminar we will read and discuss large portions of the whole of Augustine’s Confessions (including the commonly ignored later books). Broader questions about the genre and context of the work will be addressed throughout, whereas certain topics will be introduced each week as they arise in given books (e.g Manichaeism in Bks 3-4; Neoplatonism in Bk 7). Topics of discussion will also depend on the different students’ interests (Classical, Late Antique, Medieval, literary, philosophical, theological, etc.). Good knowledge of Latin is required. Feel free to contact the instructor if you have any questions: [email protected]
