The Soliloquies of Augustine () is a two-book document written in 386–387 AD by the Christian theologian Augustine of Hippo.Soliloquies: Augustine's Inner Dialogue by Boniface Ramsey 2000 page 1
The book has the form of an "inner dialogue" in which questions are posed, discussions take place and answers are provided, leading to self-knowledge.Augustine's Inner Dialogue: The Philosophical Soliloquy in Late Antiquity by Brian Stock 2010 page 6 The first book begins with an inner dialogue which seeks to know a soul. In the second book it becomes clear that the soul Augustine wants to get to know is his own.The Cambridge companion to Augustine by Eleonore Stump, Norman Kretzmann 2001 page 76
A translation of the first half of the Soliloquies into Old English is attributed to Alfred the Great, where it is known as the Blostman ('bloom') or Anthology.
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The Old English Soliloquies: A Short Introduction, by Michael Treschow, ROEP: Resources for Old English Prose, University of Oxford, 2025