The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by David Womersley
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 readerto acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the whole work and displays the full variety of Gibbon's achievement.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.
SKU | NGR9780140437645 |
ISBN 13 | 9780140437645 |
ISBN 10 | 0140437649 |
Title | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |
Author | David Womersley |
Condition | new |
Binding type | Paperback |
Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
Year published | 2000-06-19 |
Number of pages | 848 |
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