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Gibbon and the 'Watchmen of the Holy City': The Historian and His Reputation, 1776-1815
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Womersley, David, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794--Criticism and interpretation.
- Gibbon, Edward.
- Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794. History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
- Rome--History--Empire, 284-476--Historiography.
- Rome.
- Byzantine Empire--Historiography.
- Byzantine Empire.
- England--Intellectual life--18th century.
- England.
- Historians--Great Britain--Biography.
- Historians.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 452 p.)
- Other Title:
- Gibbon and the 'Watchmen of the Holy City'
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text is an examination of the conflict between Gibbon and his critics, especially the spokemen for religious orthodoxy. It illuminates both the historian's career and personality and the prevailing conditions for authorship in England.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780191718861 (ebook) :
- 0191718866 (ebook) :
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