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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... . Only my brother Germanicus , five years older than myself , and my sister Livilla , a year older than myself , were living : both inherited my father's magnificent constitution . I did not . I nearly died on three occasions before my.
... . Only my brother Germanicus , five years older than myself , and my sister Livilla , a year older than myself , were living : both inherited my father's magnificent constitution . I did not . I nearly died on three occasions before my.
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... Livilla, a beautiful girl but cruel, vain and ambitious—in a word a typical Claudian of the bad variety—that my mother had called me “a human portent” and said that when I was born the Sibylline books should have been consulted. Also ...
... Livilla, a beautiful girl but cruel, vain and ambitious—in a word a typical Claudian of the bad variety—that my mother had called me “a human portent” and said that when I was born the Sibylline books should have been consulted. Also ...
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... Livilla , and I were visiting my Aunt Julia in a beautiful country - house close to the sea at Antium . It was about six o'clock in the evening and we were out taking the cool breeze in a vineyard . Julia was not with us , but ...
... Livilla , and I were visiting my Aunt Julia in a beautiful country - house close to the sea at Antium . It was about six o'clock in the evening and we were out taking the cool breeze in a vineyard . Julia was not with us , but ...
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... Livilla crept up inquisitively behind a rose- rose - hedge and overheard something . She interrupted , laughing noisily : " Wretched Rome , with him as her protector ! I hope to God I'll be dead before then ! " The Augur turned on her ...
... Livilla crept up inquisitively behind a rose- rose - hedge and overheard something . She interrupted , laughing noisily : " Wretched Rome , with him as her protector ! I hope to God I'll be dead before then ! " The Augur turned on her ...
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... Livilla and myself - should come along with her and increase the poignancy of the occasion by adding our pleas to hers . Julia did not appear , and her absence fitted in well with the impression that Livia was trying to create — that ...
... Livilla and myself - should come along with her and increase the poignancy of the occasion by adding our pleas to hers . Julia did not appear , and her absence fitted in well with the impression that Livia was trying to create — that ...
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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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