Gibbon
Gibbon
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The thirty-first chapter, with its description of Rome, soon to fall a prey to the Goths and Alaric, is a masterpiece, artistic and spacious in the highest degree; though it is unnecessaryto cite particular instances, as nearly every chapter containspassages of admirable historic power. But the noble flood of narrativenever stops in meditative pause to review the situation, and point outwith pregnant brevity what is happening in the sum total, abstractionmade of all confusing details. Besides t...he facts of the time, we seekto have the tendencies of the age brought before us in their flow andexpansion, the filiation of events over long periods deduced in clearsequence, a synoptical view which is to the mind what a picture is tothe eye. In this respect Gibbon's method leaves not a little to bedesired.
Take for instance two of the most important aspects of the subjectthat he treated: the barbarian invasions, and the causes of thedecline and fall of the Roman empire. To the concrete side of both hehas done ample justice.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The thirty-first chapter, with its description of Rome, soon to fall a prey to the Goths and Alaric, is a masterpiece, artistic and spacious in the highest degree; though it is unnecessaryto cite particular instances, as nearly every chapter containspassages of admirable historic power. But the noble flood of narrativenever stops in meditative pause to review the situation, and point outwith pregnant brevity what is happening in the sum total, abstractionmade of all confusing details. Besides t...he facts of the time, we seekto have the tendencies of the age brought before us in their flow andexpansion, the filiation of events over long periods deduced in clearsequence, a synoptical view which is to the mind what a picture is tothe eye. In this respect Gibbon's method leaves not a little to bedesired.
Take for instance two of the most important aspects of the subjectthat he treated: the barbarian invasions, and the causes of thedecline and fall of the Roman empire. To the concrete side of both hehas done ample justice.
What to read after Gibbon?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Morison James Cotter to read onlineMoreLess
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