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Hello everyone, this is Jack Wilson, the host of the History of Literature Podcast.

I'm so glad you're here and welcome to the show.

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The show doesn't discuss literature in chronological order,

so you won't be missing anything if you start with the more recent episodes

instead of the earliest ones.

And, let's be honest honest the show's quality has improved

quite a bit since these early days. But of course where you begin is up to you and

if you'd like to give this one a try please be my guest. All of the episodes in the archive are yours to enjoy for free.

Hello, last time we took a look at the incredible achievements of Augustine, a luminary of the early Catholic

Church, one of the most profound thinkers in Western history, and the author of a work the

likes of which the world had never seen, the Confessions.

We called this book an introspective autobiography and promised to draw a line between

the Confessions and today's modern understanding of what an autobiography sets out to do. We also promised to take a closer look at some key passages in the book. I've

identified five key themes in Augustine's work. We'll take a look at those

themes today and we'll see how each of the themes lead up to the book's

culminating passage. Part two of our look at Augustine's amazing book The Confessions

today on the History of literature. Okay, here we go. I'm Jack Wilson. Welcome to the

slogan of the what's our slogan stretch your mind and laugh your head off no no that was the whole show

think our slogan for this one is taking a look at the history of literature from ancient epic to contemporary classic. So don't laugh your head off.

Keep your head right where it is.

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