Gibbon's Decline and Fall

[Robert Mahnke]

That's an interesting article -- thanks.

I have recently read some good books about vaguely that period, all of
which I would recommend: The Wake (fiction); Britain Begins (archeology);
The Inheritance of Rome (history); and The Barbarian Conversion (ditto).
Time for more!

On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 5:31 PM, jesse gooch <jlguuch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Have only read excerpts of Decline and Fall for a class, but seems
> interesting. Also seems like a bit of a commitment. Also had to read the
> article below, which I found interesting so you might also.
>
> https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/barbarism-and-superstition-
> middle-ages-modern-times
>
> > On Jun 3, 2017, at 8:26 PM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Any such classic, wherein the writer says the books became his
> life,--imagine!--would always be worth reading with full modern critical
> consciousness, I think.
> > I wish I could commit. Must be a wonderful intellectual trip.
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> >> On Jun 3, 2017, at 8:12 PM, Robert Mahnke <rpmahnke at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Am thinking of reading it. Does anyone have advice on whether this is a
> good idea, or about which edition to read?
> > -
> > Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>
>
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