Famously sceptical about Christianity, unexpectedly sympathetic to the barbarian invaders and the Byzantine Empire, constantly aware of how political leaders often achieve the exact opposite of what they intend, Gibbon was both alert to the broad pattern of events and the significant revealing detail. Attacked for its enlightened views on politics, sexuality and religion, the first volume was none the less soon to be found 'on every table' and was widely acclaimed for the elegance of its prose. Gripping, powerfully intelligent and wonderfully entertaining, THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE ranks as one of the literary masterpieces of its age.
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读了大半年的书，在kindle上要5万多页，看了几个小时进度才增长1%，多少是对耐力的考验。著者和译者当然更是付出了辛勤的努力。 最开始看到这本书，应该是某次在商务汉译学术名著系列的书柜前看到过标题，后来知道了那是节译本，在网上还下了英文版，不过和其他很多书的英文版...
评分 评分说实话，西方人写的历史著作我一般不爱看，一来西方人写得太细了，一来懂得外语的翻译者，却不是一个合格的中文书写者。而吉本这部书，如果一定要我评价，我认为只有司马迁的《史记》可相提并论。罗马帝国在西方历史上，如汉唐之于我国。而罗马之分裂和中国的持久统一，构...
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