Edward Gibbon and Empire [Paperback]

Rosamond McKitterick (Editor), Roland Quinault (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 18, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0521525055 | ISBN-13: 978-0521525053

To understand Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire properly it is necessary to have knowledge of his historiographical and philosophical context. Gibbon is considered here not just for what he reveals of eighteenth-century intellectual attitudes, but for his forceful interpretation of the period. Leading experts in the field about which Gibbon himself wrote enter into dialogue with historians of the eighteenth century. New light is thereby thrown not only on Gibbon's text, but also on the degree to which he can be regarded as a trustworthy guide to late antiquity and the Middle Ages in the late twentieth century.

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"This scholarly and well-produced set of essays is, then, one which undelines the continuing influence and vitality of Gibbon's work." canadian Jrnl of History

Book Description

To understand Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire properly it is necessary to have knowledge of his historiographical and philosophical context. Gibbon is considered here not just for what he reveals of eighteenth-century intellectual attitudes, but as a forceful interpretation of the period. Leading experts in the field about which Gibbon himself wrote enter into dialogue with historians of the eighteenth century. New light is thereby thrown not only on Gibbon's text, but also on the degree to which he can be regarded as a trustworthy guide to late antiquity and the middle ages in the late twentieth century.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (July 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521525055
• ISBN-13: 978-0521525053
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
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