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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Author: Edward Gibbon and David Womersley   Series: Penguin Classics

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Decline and Fall spans thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks. David Womersley's selection and commentary enables the reader to acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the whole work and displays the variety of Gibbon's achievement.

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Decline and Fall spans thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks. David Womersley's selection and commentary enables the reader to acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the whole work and displays the variety of Gibbon's achievement.

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The most celebrated historical work in the English languageSpanning 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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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 (CUP) and edited the 3-volume edition of DECLINE & FALL for Penguin Classics.

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Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd | Penguin Classics
Published
19th June 2000
Edition
1st
Pages
848
ISBN
9780140437645

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