El. knyga: Against the Academics: St. Augustine's Cassiciacum Dialogues, Volume 1

It is a delight to see this beautifully smooth English translation of Against the Academics, with commentary that is both learned and engaging! Foleys Augustine will reach students, scholars, and many others too.John C. Cavadini, University of Notre Dame

Michael Foleys translations of Augustines dialogue Against the Academics is accurate and elegantly written, and his Introduction will provide both students and advanced scholars with a guide to Augustines early thinking on the Christian contemplative life.Brian Stock, University of Toronto and Collčge de France

Foleys text of Against the Academics is a valuable resource for students and scholars alike. The translation is accurate and readable, and the extensive commentary is full of insightful analysis.Blake Dutton, Loyola University Chicago

Praise for the series:   Foleys exceptional labors now allow modern Anglophone readers to access the treasure of these dialogues, along with the related On the Immortality of the Soul. In each of Foleys four volumes, an excellent translation is accompanied by a short introduction, then a commentary slightly longer than Augustines text, as well as hundreds of footnotes. Each volume stands on its own for classroom use.Daniel E. Burns, Review of Politics   Michael Foleys orchestration of the Cassiciacum dialoguesa four-part translation, annotation, and commentaryrenders Augustines most important voice, the voice of the seeker, readily available to a broad readership. These are perfect teaching texts, and they are equally compelling for experts.  This welcome return of the dialogues, separate and yet intimately related in Foleys handling of them, marks the most important literary event in Augustinian studies since Peter Browns biography.James Wetzel, Villanova University   Yale University Press has excelled in publishing these beautiful volumes. Michael Foley models good translation, deeply engaged with the intricacies of the Latin and yet flowing elegantly and readably across the page. Foleys commentary introduces the reader carefully and invitingly into these important and complex texts from Augustines first years as a Christian writer. They belong on the shelves of all who value the wisdom of the early Christian tradition.Lewis Ayres, Durham University   A truly impressive undertaking.Marc D. Guerra, Assumption College   A consistent, faithful and elegant translation of the crucial but relatively neglected dialogues by Augustine of Hippo.Simon Oliver, Durham University   Michael Foleys lively, precise new translation makes this dramatic dialogue accessible to todays reader, adding yet another dimension to our understanding of the endless breadth of Augustines developing thought.Brian Daley, University of Notre Dame   Foley has provided a vital and long-needed service, giving us lively, engaging and accurate translations, and commentaries that are well-grounded without being overwhelming.Erik Kenyon, Bryn Mawr Classical Review   Michael P. Foley has given us a clear, compelling, and valuable resource in his new translation of Augustines inaugural work as a Christian convert. . . . Foleys commentary and introductions somehow manage to be both informative and contextualizing without overshadowing the intricacies and insights of the text they are in service of.Zachary Thomas Settle, Augustinian Studies   Michael Foleys new translation of Augustines Cassiciacum dialogues (of which the first two of a projected four volumes are now available) is clear, useful, and long overdue.Elizabeth Klein, Theological Studies   Foley is to be congratulated on providing a good critical edition and not least a readable translation of the text.Nicholas Paxton, Melita Theologica   Foleys translation reads easily and is transparent. Literal translation and identical formatting in each volume contribute substantially to the readers insight into the plan of the Cassiciacum dialogues. Michael Foleys reading and translation are convincing in many respects.Martin Claes, Augustiniana   Foleys translations and commentaries on the Cassiciacum dialogues offer a smooth presentation of Augustines ear