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Title: | 吉朋與《羅馬帝國衰亡史》 | Authors: | 楊肅献 | Keywords: | 吉朋;十八世紀;英國;啟蒙史學;《羅馬帝國衰亡史》;Gibbon;the Eighteenth Century;Britain;historiography of the Enlightenment;Roman Empire | Issue Date: | 31-Oct-2005 | Publisher: | 臺北市:國立臺灣大學歷史學系暨研究所 | Source: | 行政院國家科學委員會專題研究計畫成果報告 | Abstract: | 吉朋的《羅馬帝國衰亡史》是歐洲啟蒙史學的重要經典。在這部鉅構中,吉朋以一宏 觀的啟蒙思想架構,綜合十六世紀以來歐洲人文學者的古典研究成果,對古典後期到近世 初期的歐洲歷史發展,作了一個「信」、「達」、「雅」的歷史敘述(narrative)。 「羅馬帝國衰亡史,可能是人類史上最壯觀、最驚人的一幕。」一個千年帝國何以竟 走向衰亡?對此一恆久的歷史課題,吉朋這個十八世紀歷史家提出了什麼真知卓見?這是 本研究探索的重點。 這個研究有兩個焦點:其一、吉朋如何解釋羅馬帝國的衰亡?關於這個問題,一個習 見的說法是強調吉朋將其歸咎於「基督教的興起」。這一個傳統解釋是否能充分說明吉朋對 羅馬帝國衰亡的看法? 其二、羅馬史是18 世紀歐洲歷史寫作的熱門課題,然多數史家選擇盛世的共和時期或 帝國前期,而吉朋卻對羅馬帝國的衰亡獨衷。吉朋選擇「羅馬帝國的衰亡」作為寫作主題, 用意有何? 此一研究分析吉朋《羅馬帝國衰亡史》的內涵,以瞭解吉朋對羅馬帝國衰亡的解釋與 對近代歐洲文明起源的看法。 Edward Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire stood out as a classic of the Enlightenment historiography, attracting the interest of generations of historians. This project intends to discuss Gibbon’s interpretation of Roman Empire This research focuses on two themes. First, how did Gibbon interpret the ‘decline’of the Roman Empire? It can be revealed that, despite the commonly accepted claim of the ‘the triumph of barbarism and religion, Gibbon actually regarded the Augustan settlement as the main cause of the decline of the Roman Empire. Second, Gibbon’s choosing the ‘decline’of the Roman Empire, in the age of the Enlightenment, as the subject of his inquiry seems strange. Why was such a theme so important to him? There is good reason to argue that, in discussing the decline of the Roman Empire, Gibbon’s main purpose was to inquire into the origins, and the development, in the Middle age, of modern Europe. It is expected ultimately that this research could help to unveil Gibbon’s interpretation of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire and his view of the origins of modern European civilization. |
URI: | http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/21276 | Other Identifiers: | 932411H002037 | Rights: | 國立臺灣大學歷史學系暨研究所 |
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