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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      01 June 2018
      21 June 2018
      ISBN:
      9781139547291
      9781107035119
      9781107625020
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139547291
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.55kg, 260 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.44kg, 260 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Literature, History of Ideas, English Literature: General Interest, English Literature 1700-1830, Politics and International Relations
      Series:
      Cambridge Companions to Literature
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    Subjects:
    Literature, History of Ideas, English Literature: General Interest, English Literature 1700-1830, Politics and International Relations
    Series:
    Cambridge Companions to Literature
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    Edward Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published in three instalments from 1776 to 1788, is widely regarded as the greatest work of history in the English language. Starting with the accession of the Roman Emperor Commodus in the late second century CE, Gibbon's work traverses thirteen centuries, encompassing the rise of Christianity and of Islam, the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West, and the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453. This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of the intellectual roots, contemporary European contexts, literary style and thematic scale of Gibbon's achievement. Alongside the History, it gives an introduction to Gibbon's other works, including the Memoirs he left unfinished at his death and previously unpublished material. Leading international scholars in the fields of classics, geography, history and literature provide a comprehensive account of Gibbon's monumental account of decline, fall and global historical transformation.

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    • 1 - An Overview of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
      pp 20-40
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