The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Edward Gibbon

ISBN 10: 1853264997 / ISBN 13: 9781853264993

Edité par WORDSWORTH ED, 1998

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• Titre: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
• Éditeur: WORDSWORTH ED
• Date de parution: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1853264997
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781853264993
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: Fine
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Synopsis

Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is the undisputed masterpiece of English historical writing which can only perish with the language itself. Its length alone is a measure of its monumental quality: seventy-one chapters, of which twenty-eight appear in full in this edition. With style, learning and wit, Gibbon takes the reader through the history of Europe from the second century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 - an enthralling account by 'the greatest of the historians of the Enlightenment'.

This edition includes Gibbon's footnotes and quotations, here translated for the first time, together with brief explanatory comments, a precis of the chapters not included, 16 maps, a glossary, and a list of emperors.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Abridged. This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction by Antony Lentin and Brian Norman.

Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is the undisputed masterpiece of English historical writing which can only perish with the language itself. Its length alone is a measure of its monumental quality: seventy-one chapters, of which twenty-eight appear in full in this edition. With style, learning and wit, Gibbon takes the reader through the history of Europe from the second century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 - an enthralling account by 'the greatest of the historians of the Enlightenment'. This edition includes Gibbon's footnotes and quotations, here translated for the first time, together with brief explanatory comments, a precis of the chapters not included, 16 maps, a glossary, and a list of emperors.