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22251740 No.22251740 [Reply] [Original]

What is the best translation of Augustine’s Confessions?

>> No.22251776

>>22251740
pevear and volokhonsky

>> No.22251779

>>22251740
Learn latin

>> No.22251833
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22251833

>>22251776
>>22251779

>> No.22252016

>>22251740
the OWC translation, Chadwick

>> No.22252026
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>>22251740
>translation
BWAHAHAAHA. Learn latin, fag

>> No.22252094

>>22251740
Why did Augustine rip off Rosseau’s title, bros?

>> No.22252168

>>22251740
Henry Chadwick.

>> No.22252176

>>22251779
>>22252026
Why should you expect readers to learn Latin to understand Augustine when Augustine himself couldn't be assed to learn Greek to understand the Gospels?

>> No.22252186
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>>22252176
Because you are a monolingual amerimutt neet with more than enough time to learn latin. No excuse to read translations.

>> No.22252199

Since this seems to be the theme of the thread, does anyone here have any tips on learning Latin?

>> No.22252204

>>22252199
Use wheelocks in conjunction with llpsi, then read De bello gallico