The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Band 1Allen Lane, Penguin Press, 1994 - 3360 Seiten A new critical edition, complete & unmodernized. Contains variants, & comments & notes by Gibbon, plus his famous Vindication. Also includes description of the development of the work within the framework of Gibbon's life & the culture of the era. |
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... present edition an advantage over all others . III . It is perhaps not too much to say that the " Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire " is the greatest historical production , whether in ancient or in modern literature ; and , at all ...
... present edition an advantage over all others . III . It is perhaps not too much to say that the " Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire " is the greatest historical production , whether in ancient or in modern literature ; and , at all ...
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... present editor . The former class of notes is taken from the annotated edition of Dean Milman , who , in addition to ... present editor's , S. The Autobiography of Gibbon is prefixed to the present edition , not only on account of the ...
... present editor . The former class of notes is taken from the annotated edition of Dean Milman , who , in addition to ... present editor's , S. The Autobiography of Gibbon is prefixed to the present edition , not only on account of the ...
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... present work . The well - known zeal for knowl- edge displayed in all the writings of that distinguished histo- rian has led to the natural inference that he would not be displeased at the attempt to make them of use to the English ...
... present work . The well - known zeal for knowl- edge displayed in all the writings of that distinguished histo- rian has led to the natural inference that he would not be displeased at the attempt to make them of use to the English ...
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MEMOIRS OF MY LIFE AND WRITINGS | 43 |
LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH OF GIBBON | 206 |
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