The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
by Gibbon, Edward
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London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1776-1788. "This masterpiece of historical penetration and literary style has remained one of the ageless historical works Gibbon brought a width of vision and a critical mastery of the available sources which have not been equalled to this day; and the result was clothed in inimitable prose" (PMM 222). "For 22 years Gibbon was a prodigy of steady and arduous application. His investigations extended over almost the whole range of intellectual activity for nearly 1500 years. And so thorough were his methods that the laborious investigations of German scholarship, the keen criticisms of theological zeal, and the steady researches of (two) centuries have brought to light very few important errors in the results of his labors. But it is not merely the learning of his work, learned as it is, that gives it character as a history. It is also that ingenious skill by which the vast erudition, the boundless range, the infinite variety, and the gorgeous magnificence of the details are all wrought together in a symmetrical whole. It is still entitled to be esteemed as the greatest historical work ever written" (Adams, Manual of Historical Literature, 146-7).
Synopsis
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was written by English historian Edward Gibbon and published in six volumes. Volume I was published in 1776, and went through six printings. Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, VI in 1788-89. The original volumes were published in quarto sections, a common publishing practice of the time.
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- Title
- The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
- Author
- Gibbon, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1776-1788
- Keywords
- Edward Gibbon First Edition, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire First Edition
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