"Michael Foley's volumes translating
Against the Academics and
On the Happy Life absolutely sparkle with Augustine's wit and erudition; they deserve to be the century's default version of these lesser-known works."–Steve Donoghue,
Open Letters Review, The Best Books of 2019: Works in Translation
"This edition of
On The Happy Life will be welcomed by everyone interested in Augustine's early corpus. Foley shows himself to be a skilled translator of and erudite guide to the Cassiciacum dialogues."–Blake Dutton, Loyola University Chicago
"Michael Foley's translation of Augustine's dialogue
On the Happy Life is accurate and elegantly written, and his Introduction will provide both students and advanced scholars with a guide to Augustine's early thinking on the Christian contemplative life."–Brian Stock, University of Toronto and Collège de France
"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, UK
"This edition of
On The Happy Life will be welcomed by everyone interested in Augustine's early corpus. Foley shows himself to be a skilled translator of and erudite guide to the Cassiciacum dialogues."–Blake Dutton, Loyola University Chicago
"Michael Foley's lively, precise new translation makes this dramatic dialogue accessible to today's reader, adding yet another dimension to our understanding of the endless breadth of Augustine's developing thought."–Brian Daley, University of Notre Dame
"Michael Foley's orchestration of the Cassiciacum dialogues–a four-part translation, annotation, and commentary–renders Augustine's 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 Foley's handling of them, marks the most important literary event in Augustinian studies since Peter Brown's biography."–James Wetzel, Director of the Augustinian Institute at Villanova University
