Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) is among the most magnificent and ambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is the fate of one of the world's greatest civilizations over thirteen centuries - its rulers, wars and society, and the events that led to its disastrous collapse. Here, in volumes one and two, Gibbon charts the vast extent and constitution of the Empire from the reign of Augustus to 395 ad. And in a controversial critique, he examines the early Church, with fascinating accounts of the first Christian and last pagan emperors, Constantine and Julian.
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), English historian. It was on a visit to Rome that he conceived the idea of his magnificent and panoramic history The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (6 vol., 1776--88) which won immediate acclaim, despite some harsh criticism. Gibbon himself was assured of the greatness of his work, which is, indeed, one of the most-read historical works of modern times.
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...
评分我在图书馆看了一册,的确有些译名有问题,有些地方相同名字有不同译法,不过这可能是由于编辑分工不同的缘故,并不影响阅读,至少比商务译丛里面乱七八糟的译名和繁体字要好得多。据我所知这可是大陆第一本全译本,席代岳并非是专业人士,但译作一点也不比专业的差,这...
评分这是一本久负盛名的书,但我们过去读的是大陆版的节选本,尽管编者再三说明节选的如何高明,但就同一场精彩有戏,尽管有高潮,但如果仅是高潮,决非能给初始阅读者真正的收获。基于此,这本全本的重要性就不言而喻了。 更精彩的是译者的水平,信、达、雅的典型一书。 ...
评分吉本穷其一生之力,只作了这一本书,足可见这本书的分量。无论是在布鲁姆的《西方正典》中,还是在杜兰特推荐的《世界上最伟大的思想》,还是在艾德勒《如何阅读一本书》中,此书都是必推书。这本书的伟大在前言部分已有介绍,我不重复。个人欣赏这本书的原因是浓厚的贵族气息...
Hope I can finish one volume or two by the end of the year...
评分天昏地暗讀了三天發現才讀了三部中的一部,什麽都沒記住。
评分Hope I can finish one volume or two by the end of the year...
评分天昏地暗讀了三天發現才讀了三部中的一部,什麽都沒記住。
评分天昏地暗讀了三天發現才讀了三部中的一部,什麽都沒記住。
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