Edward Gibbon: Critical Essay by Patricia Craddock

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SOURCE: Craddock, Patricia. “Historical Discovery and Literary Invention in Gibbon's Decline and Fall.” Modern Philology 85, no. 4 (May 1988): 569-87.

In the following essay, Craddock explains why the Decline and Fall is still read today, arguing that Gibbon's careful balance between historical analysis and literary description has made the work an enduring classic.

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