Project Gutenberg 2012-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 126 Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo 354 430 Augustine, Saint Alfred, King of England 849 899 Aelfred, King of England Alfred the Great, King of England Alfred, the Wise Hargrove, Henry Lee 05024220 King Alfred's Old English Version of St. Augustine's Soliloquies Turned into Modern English E-text prepared by David Starner, Cathy Maxam, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "King Alfred's Old English Version of St. Augustine's Soliloquies" by Augustine is a philosophical text translated into modern English, likely from the late 19th century. This work serves as a profound exploration of introspective thought, engaging with themes of self-examination, the nature of the soul, and the quest for understanding God. The dialogue primarily revolves around the character of Augustine, who reflects on his existence and seeks answers to his existential questions through an internal conversation with Reason. The beginning of the text introduces King Alfred's preface, where he discusses the gathering of materials necessary for building—a metaphor tied to the construction of understanding and wisdom through contemplation. This is followed by Augustine's contemplation on his own identity and the duality of the mortal and eternal aspects of the self. He engages in a dialogic exchange with his Reason, questioning the manageability of knowledge and the essence of memory, faith, and prayer as he strives to grasp the nature of God and his own soul. This opening sets a tone of philosophical inquiry that invites readers into deep reflection on intellectual and spiritual matters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40341/40341-h/images/title.jpg en Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) -- Early works to 1800 PR Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 142547 142431 2024-09-17T05:29:30.736954 2023-09-17T13:41:23.767605 text/html text/html 141024 2012-07-26T16:09:39 text/html 79719 2012-07-26T17:04:49 text/html application/zip 89865 2024-09-17T05:29:34.065949 application/epub+zip 89880 2024-09-17T05:29:31.394961 application/epub+zip 86979 2024-09-17T05:29:31.089980 application/epub+zip 147004 2024-09-17T05:29:36.232950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123560 2024-09-17T05:29:33.767947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122235 2022-09-18T12:54:17.972985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114808 2024-09-17T05:29:30.301973 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 114087 2012-07-26T16:03:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 40800 2012-07-26T16:03:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 114490 2012-07-26T16:03:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 40945 2012-07-26T16:03:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 114484 2012-07-26T16:03:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40936 2012-07-26T16:03:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22523 2024-09-17T05:29:36.381934 application/rdf+xml 8814 2024-09-17T05:29:31.171961 image/jpeg 1621 2024-09-17T05:29:31.130957 image/jpeg 82136 2024-09-17T05:29:30.752978 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia