Meditating tacitus”
Gibbon's adaptation to an eighteenth century audience”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9237661 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur Hobson Quinn (University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author), Arthur Quinn |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-68 |
| Publication date | 1984-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quarterly Journal of Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-5630 • E-ISSN: 1479-5779 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00335638409383676 |
| OpenAlex | W2038450747 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
In his Decline and Fall, Gibbon adapts Tacitus to show an eighteenth century audience how the fate of the Roman Empire need not be shared by the new empires of Europe
Adaptation (eye) · Ancient history · Art · Empire · Literature · Historical Architecture and Urbanism · Historical Art and Culture Studies · History · Psychology · Scottish History and National Identity
Tacitus in Renaissance political thought
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Ten Studies in Tacitus
The Mind of Edward Gibbon (II)
The British Empire before the American Revolution
The British Empire before the American Revolution
The Speech of Curtius Montanus
Tacitus, Agricola, Domitian, and the Problem of the Principate
The Theme of Liberty in the Agricola of Tacitus
Balance" and "Excess" as Gibbon's Explanation of the Decline and Fall
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2011 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |