Edward Gibbon

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edited and Abridged) (eBook, ePUB)

Abridged Edition
Redaktion: Mueller, Hans-Friedrich

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Edited, abridged, and with a critical Foreword by Hans-Friedrich Mueller Introduction by Daniel J. Boorstin Illustrations by Giovanni Battista Piranesi Edward 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 full scope of the original, but in a breadth comparable to a 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 unique edition emphasizes elements ignored in all other abridgments-in particular the role of religion in the empire and the rise of Islam.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 1312
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780307419767
• Artikelnr.: 38207670

Autorenporträt

Hans-Friedrich Mueller is the William D. Williams Professor of Classics at Union College in Schenectady, New York, and the author of Roman Religion in Valerius Maximus. Daniel J. Boorstin, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Librarian of Congress emeritus, is the author of many books, including The Creators and The Discoverers.