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Part I - Circumstances of Composition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2020

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The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's 'Confessions' , pp. 9 - 60
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Print publication year: 2020

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  • Circumstances of Composition
  • Edited by Tarmo Toom, Georgetown University, Washington DC
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's 'Confessions'
  • Online publication: 22 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108672405.002
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  • Circumstances of Composition
  • Edited by Tarmo Toom, Georgetown University, Washington DC
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's 'Confessions'
  • Online publication: 22 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108672405.002
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  • Circumstances of Composition
  • Edited by Tarmo Toom, Georgetown University, Washington DC
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's 'Confessions'
  • Online publication: 22 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108672405.002
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