Comparative Literature and Culture 1020 Lecture 13: Comparative Literature Lecture St. Augustine
15 Mar 2016
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Music: crist bal de morales: if there is a heaven, this is what would be playing there delooze. St. augustine, bishop of hippo // 354-430ce. On christian doctrine: includes discussion of signs and signification. Con-verto vs per-verto: conversion vs turning away. In-fands = un-speaking (fari = to speak) Totum simul = seeing it all at once. The divinity of everything in the world is thanks to god: we should always thank god for something that is beautiful. Example: if it is a beautiful day outside, then thank god for the day. Linguistic cast of universe: in genesis, creation was creation in language: on christian doctrine, bk ii. Arbitrary nature of the sign; most signs are conventional (very few natural) Read signs for divine signified (which is always good) Natural signs: you are embarrassed, you blush | tears are natural signs of sadness (typically) | smoke means fire, etc.
