The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

David Womersley, Edward Gibbon, David Womersley , David Womersley

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Penguin Classics
03 July 2000

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary essays; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Penguin Black Classics; Literature, Poetry & Criticism

The most celebrated historical work in the English language

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.

By: Edward Gibbon
Introduction by: David Womersley
Edited by: David Womersley
Abridged by: David Womersley
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 573g
ISBN: 9780140437645
ISBN 10: 0140437649
Pages: 848
Publication Date: 03 July 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Abridged with a New Introduction and Notes by David Womersley Abbreviations Introduction Selected Further Reading A Note on the Text Chronology Gibbon's Prefaces Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III [Chapters IV-VI] Chapter VII [Chapters VIII-XIV] Chapter XV [Chapters XVI-XXI] Chapter XXII Chapter XXIII Chapter XXIV [Chapters XXV-XXVII] Chapter XXVIII [Chapters XXIX-XXXIII] Chapter XXXIV Chapter XXXV [Chapters XXXVI-XXXVIII] General Observations on the Fall of the Roman Empire in the West [Chapter XXXIX] Chapter XL Chapter XLI [Chapters XLII-XLIX] Chapter L [Chapters LI-LIII] Chapter LIV [Chapters LV-LXVII] Chapter LXVIII [Chapters LXIX-LXX] Chapter LXXI Biographica

Edward Gibbon (1737-94) studied briefly at Magdalen College, Oxford and at Lausanne, Switzerland before being elected to Parliament in 1774. DECLINE & FALL was written over 12 years and established his reputation as a pre-eminent Classical historian. David Womersley, Official Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Jesus College Oxford, is the author of The Transformation of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire (CUP) and edited the 3-volume edition of DECLINE & FALL for Penguin Classics.