Gibbon and the 'Watchmen of the Holy City'

Gibbon and the 'Watchmen of the Holy City'

The Historian and His Reputation, 1776-1815

by David Womersley, Thomas Warton Professor of English David Womersley

452 pages· ISBN 9780198187332
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This text is an examination of the conflict between Gibbon and his critics, especially the spokemen for religious orthodoxy. It illuminates both the historian's career and personality and the prevailing conditions for authorship in England

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