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| Name: |
Edward Gibbon | | Birth Date: |
May 8, 1737 | | Death Date: |
January 16, 1794 | | Place of Birth: |
Putney, England | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
historian, author, member of parliament |
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 Biography of Edward Gibbon
918 words, approx. 3 pages
 The English historian Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) wrote "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." Although superseded in part as history, this work is still read for its clarity, accuracy, and brilliant style. Gibbon's "Autobiography" is a classic of... summary from source:
 Biography of Edward Gibbon
8,992 words, approx. 30 pages
 Edward Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-1788) is generally acknowledged to be the best narrative history ever written in English, and it is arguably among the two or three greatest historical works in any language. A... 
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 Edward Gibbon Quotes
1,504 words, approx. 5 pages
Edward Gibbon ( 1737-05-08 [or 1737-04-27 , O.S.] - 1794-01-16 ) was arguably the most important historian since the time of the ancient Roman Tacitus. Gibbon's magnum opus , The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , published between...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Gibbon, Edward (1737–1794) Summary
1,857 words, approx. 6 pagesGibbon, Edward(1737–1794) Edward Gibbon, the English historian and man of letters, was born at Putney, Surrey, of a well-to-do family. Frail and constantly ill, the child owed the preservation of his life to an aunt, Miss Catherine Porten, who... summary from source:
 Edward Gibbon Information
6,363 words, approx. 21 pages
Edward Gibbon (April 27, 1737[1] – January 16, 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. The...
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 AP News Army wants to cut war tours to 12 months
1/24/2008: 660 words, approx. 2 pagesSoldiers' battlefield tours would be cut from 15 months to 12 months beginning Aug. 1, under a proposal being considered by the Army as part of an effort to reduce the stress on a force battered by more than six years at war.The proposal, recommended... summary from source:
Investor's Business Daily Charlemagne's Main Direction
7/26/2007: 1,114 words, approx. 4 pagesCharlemagne believed in fair government for all.He ruled an empire called Francia that stretched larger than the boundaries of what today are France and Germany. Despite the great distances and difficulty in traveling, Charlemagne (742-814) gathered all his leaders for meetings every year.At these assemblies,...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Jean Starobinski
11,495 words, approx. 38 pages
In the following essay, Starobinski analyzes arguments in Gibbon's Essai sur l'étude de la literature, an early work by the historian which concerns itself with the relationship between the decline in letters and the decline in nations.
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Critical Essay by John H. Pearson
8,927 words, approx. 30 pages
In the following essay, Pearson describes the six attempts Gibbon made to write his autobiography, describing how in each draft the historian revised the image he presented of himself.
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Critical Essay by Robert Folkenflik
5,340 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following essay, Folkenflik describes passages of detachment, self-mockery, and fake impressions in Gibbon's autobiographical Memoirs.
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