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Indlæser... The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [DECLINE & FALL OF THE ROMA -ML] [Paperback] (udgave 2003)af Edward(Author) ; Mueller Gibbon, Hans-Friedrich(Editor); Mueller, Hans-Friedrich(Abridged by)
Work InformationThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire {abridged by Mueller} af Edward Gibbon
   Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. 6 v. Ed. by Oliphant Smeaton v. 1 (no. 434) rpt. 1928; v. 2 (no. 435) rpt. 1925; v. 3 (no. 436) rpt. 1926 ; v. 4 (no. 474) rpt. 1928; v. 5 (no. 475) rpt. 1928; v. 6 (no. 476) rpt. 1927 (  ) ME_Dictionary | Mar 20, 2020 |  3 v.Vol. 2-3 ex-lib. Four-county library system, Binghamton, NY ( ) ME_Dictionary | Mar 19, 2020 | A big book, and one which will not stand being edited. the epigrams fall thickly, and the insights into general human behaviours and particularly of the Enlightenment frame of mind are very valuable. If you want training in the prose that the framers of the American Constitution worked in, it is a valuable and entertaining tool. I used the Everyman edition, for this entry because of the valuable notes, and the Great Books of the Western world has a great binding, though the notes are relegated to the end of the volume...an annoying habit for the footnote reader, thus the need of a sturdy binding. Oh, the actual matter of the work is the history of the end of the Western Empire in 476, and the continuing history of the Eastern Mediterranean basin until 1453. It is always worth reading. The publishing of the six volume original edition was protracted from 1776 to 1789. ( ) DinadansFriend | Jul 28, 2019 | No I have not read the whole thing. About a quarter of it. It features spectacular English and wonderful irony. It is long, but not boring by any means. I learned more about how religion operates in human society than any other place. Gibbon also understands the character of the other folk who created our history. Astonishing accomplishment. Winston Churchill was said to have committed Chapter 14 to memory all his life (the one about Christianity). ( ) Benedict8 | Jul 16, 2014 | I have not read more than the occasional passage from this, nor do I really expect to. It's a big chunk of book, though, and it's an old enough edition that it smells lovely.  JeremyPreacher | Mar 30, 2013 | ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Gibbon's masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century A.D. to its collapse in the west in the fifth century and in the east in the fifteenth century, is widely considered the greatest work of history ever written. This abridgment retains the scope of the original, but in a compass equivalent to a long novel. Casual readers now have access to the full sweep of Gibbon's narrative, while instructors and students have a volume that can be read in a single term. This edition emphasizes elements ignored in all other abridgments--in particular the role of religion in the empire and the rise of Islam.--From publisher description. No library descriptions found. |
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 Google Books — Indlæser...GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)937.06History and Geography Ancient World Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Empire 31 B.C.-476 A.D.LC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit: (4.18)
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