Saint Augustin

Louis Bertrand

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Produced by Charles Aldorondo, Tiffany Vergon,
William Flis, and Distributed ProofreadersSAINT AUGUSTIN
BY
LOUIS BERTRAND
TRANSLATED BY VINCENT O'SULLIVANTRANSLATOR'S NOTE
The quotations from Saint Augustin's Confessions
are taken from Canon Bigg's scholarly version,
which seems to me the best in English. But there
are places where M. Bertrand's reading of the
original text differs from Dr. Bigg's, and in such
cases I have felt myself obliged to follow the author
of this book. These differences never seriously
affect the meaning of a passage; sometimes it is a
mere matter of choice, as with the word
collactaneum (i, 7) which Dr. Bigg translates "twin,"
and M. Bertrand, like Pusey, frère de lait, or
"foster-brother." As a rule, Dr. Bigg chooses the
quietest terms, and M. Bertrand the most forcible.
Those curious in such matters may like to see an
instance.
The original text runs:—
Avulsa a latere meo tanquam impedimento
conjugii, cum quâ cubare solitus eram, cor ubi
adhaerebat, concisum et vulneratum mihi
erat, et trahebat sanguinem.
(Confessiones, vi, 15.)
M. Bertrand translates:—
Quand on arracha de mes flancs, sous
prétexte qu'elle empêchait mon mariage, celle
avec qui j'avais coutume de dormir, depuis silongtemps, là où mon coeur était attaché au
sien, il se déchira, et je traînais mon sang
avec ma blessure.
Canon Bigg's version is:—
My mistress was torn from my side as an
obstacle to my marriage, and my heart, which
clung to her, was torn and wounded till it bled.
In this place, it will be observed that Dr. Bigg does
not emphasize the word ubi which, as the reader
will find on turning to page 185 of this volume, M.
Bertrand thinks so significant.
The remaining English versions of the writings of
Saint Augustin and of the other Latin authors
quoted are my own, except the passages from The
City of God, including the verse translation of
Persius, which are taken, with some necessary
alterations, from the Seventeenth century
translation ascribed to John Healey.
V. O'S.CONTENTS
CHAPTER
PROLOGUE
THE FIRST PART
DAYS OF CHILDHOOD
I. AN AFRICAN FREE-TOWN SUBJECT TO
ROME
II. THE FAMILY OF A SAINT
III. THE COMFORT OF THE MILK
IV. THE FIRST GAMES
V. THE SCHOOLBOY OF MADAURA
VI. THE HOLIDAYS AT THAGASTE
THE SECOND PART
THE ENCHANTMENT OF CARTHAGEI. CARTHAGO VENERIS
II. THE AFRICAN ROME
III. THE CARTHAGE STUDENT
IV. THE SWEETNESS OF TEARS
V. THE SILENCE OF GOD
THE THIRD PART
THE RETURN
I. THE CITY OF GOLD
II. THE FINAL DISILLUSION
III. THE MEETING BETWEEN AMBROSE AND
AUGUSTIN
IV. PLANS OF MARRIAGE
V. THE CHRIST IN THE GARDEN
THE FOURTH PARTTHE HIDDEN LIFE
I. THE LAST SMILE OF THE MUSE
II. THE ECSTASY OF SAINT MONNICA
III. THE MONK OF THAGASTE
IV. AUGUSTIN A PRIEST
THE FIFTH PART
THE APOSTLE OF PEACE AND OF CATHOLIC
UNITY
I. THE BISHOP OF HIPPO
II. WHAT WAS HEARD IN THE BASILICA OF
PEACE
III. THE BISHOP'S BURTHEN
IV. AGAINST "THE ROARING LIONS"
THE SIXTH PART
FACE TO FACE WITH THE BARBARIANSI. THE SACK OF ROME
II. THE CITY OF GOD
III. THE BARBARIAN DESOLATION
IV. SAINT AUGUSTIN
INDEX