num_pages: 356
description: In this first volume, The Enlightenments of Edward Gibbon, John Pocock follows Gibbon through his youthful exile in Switzerland and his criticisms of the Encyclopedie and traces the growth of his historical interests down to the conception of the Decline and Fall itself.
language: English
title: Barbarism and Religion, Vol 1: The Enlightenments of Edward Gibbon 1737-64
titlecomplete: Barbarism and Religion, Vol 1: The Enlightenments of Edward Gibbon 1737-64
characters: Edward Gibbon
genres: Religion, Politics, British Literature, Philosophy, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 17
series: Barbarism and Religion
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History
publisher: Cambridge University Press