Gibbon's Decline and Fall

[Johnny Marr]

It's beautifully written (some might say all too beautifully) - for all the
insight and historical research it survives primarily as literature rather
than as history

On Sunday, June 4, 2017, Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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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