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Gibbon, Edward
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6 Sites in Gibbon, Edward
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Quotations and commentary selected from Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Ideas and advice of relevance to society and life today, in the superb language of the 18th century.
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Complete online HTML text, extensively annotated, with references cross-linked to the Encyclopedia of the Self.
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Essay by Eugene Y. C. Ho originally published in Issue 30 (Apr-Jun 1994) of the Hong Kong intellectual journal Intellectus, to commemorate Gibbon's bicentennial. Describes Gibbon's life, the writing of the Decline and Fall, and the text itself; Part II discusses major themes, prose style, and flaws.
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Excerpt from Vol. I., Chapter 6 of the Decline and Fall, including footnotes.
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etext at CCEL.
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Commentary on Gibbon's life, writing style, and view of religion. Also provides links to e-texts and brief reviews of printings.
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