num_pages: 339
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 Encyclopédie 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
titlecomplete: Barbarism and Religion, vol.1: The Enlightenments of Edward Gibbon
characters: Edward Gibbon
genres: History, Philosophy, Religion, Politics, Nonfiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 17
series: Barbarism and Religion
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History
publisher: Cambridge University Press