Intends to propound the author's theory that the sublime and the beautiful should be regarded as wholly separate states - the first, an experience inspired by fear and awe, the second an expression of pleasure and serenity. This work offers an account of our sensory, imaginative and judgmental processes and their relation to artistic appreciation.

Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, this title provides a selection and bridging commentary that enables the reader to acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the author's work.

A biography of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature.

Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (the first volume was originally published in 1776), is one of the most famous texts in the English language. David Womersley's annotated edition returns to manuscript and original sources.

Contains a selection from the essays Johnson published twice weekly as 'The Rambler' in the early 1750s. This volume includes the best of Johnson's journalism, including essays from the periodicals 'The Adventurer' and 'The Idler'.

A new, more reliable and richly annotated edition of one of the most important books in English literature.

Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (the second and third volumes were originally published in 1781), is one of the most famous texts in the English language. David Womersley's annotated edition returns to manuscript and original sources.

Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (the second and third volumes were originally published in 1781), is one of the most famous texts in the English language. David Womersley's annotated edition returns to manuscript and original sources.

Edward Gibbon's account of the Roman Empire was in its time a landmark in classical and historiographical scholarship and remains a contribution to the interpretation of Roman history. This six-volume set reprints the third edition, complete with improved layout and textual revisions.