The Transformation of the Roman World: Gibbon's Problem after Two Centuries (Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, UCLA) (Volume 3)
Language: English
Published by University of California Press, 1966
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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- Title
- The Transformation of the Roman World: Gibbon's Problem after Two Centuries (Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, UCLA) (Volume 3)
- Author
- Lynn White
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Publication year
- 1966
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0520362942
- ISBN 13
- 9780520362949
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 544 grams
- Dimensions
- 14.57 centimeters width by 22.19 centimeters height by 2.64 centimeters depth
The volume moves across three distinct but interwoven layers: first, a reassessment of what actually occurred in the centuries of Rome’s transformation, illuminated by modern scholarship in archaeology, social history, and late antiquity studies; second, an exploration of Gibbon himself, examining how Enlightenment rationalism, personal temperament, and eighteenth-century assumptions shaped his account; and third, a consideration of the present, reflecting on why contemporary historians perceive the past differently. In combining these vantage points, The Transformation of the Roman World demonstrates that the study of Rome’s decline is not simply an antiquarian pursuit but a mirror through which we see our own intellectual traditions and cultural anxieties. This book will appeal to scholars, students, and readers of Gibbon alike, offering both an updated account of late antiquity and a meditation on history as a discipline of self-discovery.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1966.
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