Gibbon's Decline and Fall

[Ian Livingston]

I read Gibbon along with Will and Ariel Durant. Made a good pairing. The
Durants offer the sort of insight into scholarship that puts Gibbon into a
healthier perspective. Reading Gibbon, know that you are reading a story
that waltzes with history. Read thus, it's a gas, man. Do it!

On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 5:41 PM, Robert Mahnke <rpmahnke at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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-midd
>> le-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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