The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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- Paperback
848 pages
- Release Date
2 July 2000
Summary
The most celebrated historical work in the English language. Spanning 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 reader to acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the whole work and displays the full variety of Gibbon’s achievement.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140437645 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140437649 |
| Author: | Edward Gibbon, David Womersley |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 848 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 2 July 2000 |
| Weight: | 610g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 47mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon (1737-94) studied briefly at Magdalen College, Oxford and at Lausanne, Switzerland before being elected to Parliament in 1774. DECLINE & FALL was written over 12 years and established his reputation as a pre-eminent Classical historian.
David Womersley, Official Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Jesus College Oxford, is the author of The Transformation of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire and edited the 3-volume edition of DECLINE & FALL for Penguin Classics.
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