The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire : Abridged Edition
Gibbon, Edward
ISBN 10: 0140437649 ISBN 13: 9780140437645
Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 2001
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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.
About the Author:
David Womersley (External Editor, Introducer)
David Womersley is the Thomas Warton Professor of Literature at the University of Oxford. Among his interests are Jonathan Swift (he was the general editor of the CUP edition of Swift), Daniel Defoe and Edward Gibbon, whose Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire he edited for Penguin Classics.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The History of the Decline and Fall of the ...
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1 Edition.