Gibbon and the 'Watchmen of the Holy City' the historian and his reputation, 1776-1815 /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Womersley, David
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Gibbon, Edward, > 1737-1794 > Criticism and interpretation.
Gibbon, Edward, > 1737-1794. > History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Historians > Great Britain > Biography.
Rome > History > Empire, 284-476 > Historiography.
Byzantine Empire > Historiography.
England > Intellectual life > 18th century.
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