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328 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780521350365
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: Not specified
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David Womersley's book investigates Edward Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire as both a work of literature and a work of history, examining its style and irony, tracing its classical and French sources, and highlighting the importan...
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328 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780521350365
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
David Womersley's book investigates Edward Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire as both a work of literature and a work of history, examining its style and irony, tracing its classical and French sources, and highlighting the importan...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings