I, ClaudiusRosetta Books, 2014 M03 6 - 472 páginas “One of the really remarkable books of our day”—the story of the Roman emperor on which the award-winning BBC TV series was based (The New York Times). Once a rather bookish young man with a limp and a stammer, a man who spent most of his time trying to stay away from the danger and risk of the line of ascension, Claudius seemed an unlikely candidate for emperor. Yet, on the death of Caligula, Claudius finds himself next in line for the throne, and must stay alive as well as keep control. Drawing on the histories of Plutarch, Suetonius, and Tacitus, noted historian and classicist Robert Graves tells the story of the much-maligned Emperor Claudius with both skill and compassion. Weaving important themes throughout about the nature of freedom and safety possible in a monarchy, Graves’s Claudius is both more effective and more tragic than history typically remembers him. A bestselling novel and one of Graves’ most successful, I, Claudius has been adapted to television, film, theatre, and audio. “[A] legendary tale of Claudius . . . [A] gem of modern literature.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) |
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... Greeks called it , Galatia . ( Greek geographical terms are most confusing : Germany was " the country of the Celts " . ) Similarly the most familiar forms of proper names have been used- " Livy " for Titus Livius , " Cymbeline " for ...
... Greeks called it , Galatia . ( Greek geographical terms are most confusing : Germany was " the country of the Celts " . ) Similarly the most familiar forms of proper names have been used- " Livy " for Titus Livius , " Cymbeline " for ...
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... Greek , indeed , is a far more conversational language than Latin . Claudius's recently discovered Greek letter to the Alexandrians , which may however be partly the work of an imperial secretary , reads much more easily than the Aeduan ...
... Greek , indeed , is a far more conversational language than Latin . Claudius's recently discovered Greek letter to the Alexandrians , which may however be partly the work of an imperial secretary , reads much more easily than the Aeduan ...
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... Greek secretary of mine and told him to alter nothing as he wrote (except, where necessary, for the balance of the sentences, or to remove contradictions or repetitions). But I admit that nearly all the second half of the work, and some ...
... Greek secretary of mine and told him to alter nothing as he wrote (except, where necessary, for the balance of the sentences, or to remove contradictions or repetitions). But I admit that nearly all the second half of the work, and some ...
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... Greek temple sacred to Apollo and Artemis—Cumæ was an Æolian Greek colony. There is an ancient gilt frieze above the portico ascribed to Dædalus, though this is patently absurd, for it is no older than five hundred years, if as old as ...
... Greek temple sacred to Apollo and Artemis—Cumæ was an Æolian Greek colony. There is an ancient gilt frieze above the portico ascribed to Dædalus, though this is patently absurd, for it is no older than five hundred years, if as old as ...
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... Greek verse in the voice of the God : Who groans beneath the Punic Curse And strangles in the strings of the purse , Before she mends must sicken worse . Her living mouth shall breed blue flies , And maggots creep about her eyes . No ...
... Greek verse in the voice of the God : Who groans beneath the Punic Curse And strangles in the strings of the purse , Before she mends must sicken worse . Her living mouth shall breed blue flies , And maggots creep about her eyes . No ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born B.C. 10 ... Robert Graves Vista de fragmentos - 1934 |
I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Emperor of the ... Robert Graves Vista de fragmentos - 1934 |
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