The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireSpanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, DECLINE & FALL is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature. David Womersley's masterly selection and bridging commentary enables the readerto acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the whole work and displays the full variety of Gibbon's achievement. |
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The Historian of the Roman Empire Gibbon's father died on 12 November 1770,
his constitution undermined by financial anxiety. Guided by Holroyd, who was an
efficient and practical man of business, the Gibbon family finances were ...
The Historian of the Roman Empire Gibbon's father died on 12 November 1770,
his constitution undermined by financial anxiety. Guided by Holroyd, who was an
efficient and practical man of business, the Gibbon family finances were ...
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But what was 'philosophic' history, and what did it mean to be a 'philosophic'
historian? Gibbon's first published work, the Essai sur l'étude de la littérature (
1761), includes the comment that 'if philosophers are not always historians, it
were, ...
But what was 'philosophic' history, and what did it mean to be a 'philosophic'
historian? Gibbon's first published work, the Essai sur l'étude de la littérature (
1761), includes the comment that 'if philosophers are not always historians, it
were, ...
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So much for the intellectual style of the philosophic historians; what can we say of
the content of their historical vision? The historical problems which preoccupied
them had, by the time Gibbon composed The Decline and Fall, resolved ...
So much for the intellectual style of the philosophic historians; what can we say of
the content of their historical vision? The historical problems which preoccupied
them had, by the time Gibbon composed The Decline and Fall, resolved ...
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From the first, it seems to have been acknowledged that his achievement was
unrepeatable, and that his distinctive excellence as an historian was not a
question of a particular method which others, less original and gifted, might in
their lesser ...
From the first, it seems to have been acknowledged that his achievement was
unrepeatable, and that his distinctive excellence as an historian was not a
question of a particular method which others, less original and gifted, might in
their lesser ...
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... the Roman troops familiarised themselves with the practice of war; and it is
prettily remarked by an ancient historian who had fought against them, that the
effusion of blood was the only circumstance which distinguished a field of battle
from ...
... the Roman troops familiarised themselves with the practice of war; and it is
prettily remarked by an ancient historian who had fought against them, that the
effusion of blood was the only circumstance which distinguished a field of battle
from ...
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Brukerevaluering - SteveJohnson - LibraryThingOne of Gibbons' major theses is that the rise of Christianity, with its emphasis on other-worldly concerns, was a major factor in the decline of the Roman empire. In his notes, Milman, a minister, attempts to counter these conclusions. Les hele vurderingen
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Penguin classics |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Redaktør | David Womersley |
| Bidragsyter | David Womersley |
| Utgave | forkortet |
| Utgiver | Penguin UK, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0141906588, 9780141906584 |
| Lengde | 848 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |