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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... give Rome marble in place of clay And fetter her fast with unseen chains, And shall die at the hand of his wife, no wife, To the gain of his son, no son. The hairy third to enslave the State Shall be son, no son, of his hairy last. He ...
... give Rome marble in place of clay And fetter her fast with unseen chains, And shall die at the hand of his wife, no wife, To the gain of his son, no son. The hairy third to enslave the State Shall be son, no son, of his hairy last. He ...
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... give Rome water and winter bread And die at the hand of his wife, no wife, To the gain of his son, no son. The hairy sixth to enslave the State Shall be son, no son, of this hairy last. He shall give Rome fiddlers and fear and fire. His ...
... give Rome water and winter bread And die at the hand of his wife, no wife, To the gain of his son, no son. The hairy sixth to enslave the State Shall be son, no son, of this hairy last. He shall give Rome fiddlers and fear and fire. His ...
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... give a clear account of her early life her later actions will not be intelligible. I have mentioned that she was married to the Emperor Augustus: this was her second marriage, following her divorce by my grandfather. After my father's ...
... give a clear account of her early life her later actions will not be intelligible. I have mentioned that she was married to the Emperor Augustus: this was her second marriage, following her divorce by my grandfather. After my father's ...
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... give Rome peace and security in those difficult times, he joined the Cæsarean party and fought bravely for Julius in the Egyptian War. When he suspected that Julius was aiming at personal tyranny, my grandfather would not willingly ...
... give Rome peace and security in those difficult times, he joined the Cæsarean party and fought bravely for Julius in the Egyptian War. When he suspected that Julius was aiming at personal tyranny, my grandfather would not willingly ...
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... as to my authority for this curious history I will give it. The first part relating to the divorce I heard from Livia's own lips in the year she died. The remainder, about Augustus's impotence, I heard from a woman called Briseis, a.
... as to my authority for this curious history I will give it. The first part relating to the divorce I heard from Livia's own lips in the year she died. The remainder, about Augustus's impotence, I heard from a woman called Briseis, a.
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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