Gibbon and the 'Watchmen of the Holy City': The Historian and His Reputation, 1776-1815
Womersley, DavidAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2002.
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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794
Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794.
Historians