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Includes all of Gibbon's miscellaneous writings in English, including the Vindication and the anonymously-published Critical Observations on the Sixth Book of Vergil's "Aeneid." Does not include any of Gibbon's journals or letters, or his two major works in English, the Autobiography and the History of the decline and fall of the Roman empire.
The Autobiographies of Edward Gibbon by Edward Gibbon, first published in 1896, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Edward Gibbon's presentation of character in both the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and in his posthumously published Memoirs demonstrates a prevailing interest in the values of transcendent heroism and individual liberty, but also an insistent awareness of the dangers these values pose to coherence and narrative order. In this study, Charlotte Roberts demonstrates how these dynamics also inform the 'character' of the Decline and Fall: in which ironic difference confronts enervating uniformity; oddity counters specious lucidity; and revision combats repetition. Edward Gibbon and the Shape of History explores the Decline and Fall as a work of scholarship and of literatur...
Reprint of the original, first published in 1840.
In "Edward Gibbon: Historical Works, Memoirs & Letters," the reader is granted unparalleled access to the mind of one of the Enlightenment's foremost historians. This compendium not only showcases Gibbon's monumental narratives, such as his seminal work "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," but also illuminates his reflective essays and personal correspondence. Gibbon's prose is characterized by a polished elegance combined with incisive analytical rigor, setting a benchmark in historical writing that intertwined empirical research with literary flair, reflecting the intellectual currents of 18th-century Europe. His exploration of themes such as power, decay, and cultura...
Provides an accessible overview of the achievement of Edward Gibbon (1737-94), one of the world's greatest historians.