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Books that Matter: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Episode 4, The Theory and Practice of History.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 6689246 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2017Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:
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Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources: Leo DamroschSummary: It's no accident that the Decline and Fall survives as a great work of history. Here, explore how Gibbon understood the role of the historian; consider what he thought of Hume, Voltaire, and other Enlightenment writers; and discover how he revolutionized the use of extensive documentation in his work.
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Leo Damrosch

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2017.

It's no accident that the Decline and Fall survives as a great work of history. Here, explore how Gibbon understood the role of the historian; consider what he thought of Hume, Voltaire, and other Enlightenment writers; and discover how he revolutionized the use of extensive documentation in his work.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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