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    Confessions
    Confessions
    Confessions
    Audiobook3 hours

    Confessions

    Written by Stacy Magedanz, MLS

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The CliffsNotes study guide on St. Augustine's Confessions supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read Confessions.

    Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from St. Augustine's Confessions. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on St. Augustine's Confessions, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com.

    IN THIS AUDIOBOOK

    • Learn about the Life and Background of the author
    • Hear an Introduction to Confessions
    • Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries
    • Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter
    • Examine in-depth Character Analyses
    • Acquire an understanding of Confessions with Critical Essays
    • Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateApr 30, 2012
    ISBN9781455888566
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      Both stories are better than the average early writings of now-famous authors. These stories are reflective of 1993 & 1994, but have aged pretty well. Ms. Rudd did a decent job in her readings.