The only commentary in English that interprets Augustine's language and thought in Confessions V-IX, for students and teachers of Latin.

Introduction; 1. Confessions in the life and literary career of Augustine; 2. The latinity of Confessions; 3. Rhetoric and style in Confessions; 4. Book divisions and narrative structure in Confessions; 5. Books 5-9 of Confessions; 6. This text and commentary; Avgustini Confessionvm Libri V-IX; Commentary.