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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... letter to the Alexandrians , which may however be partly the work of an imperial secretary , reads much more easily than the Aeduan speech . For help towards Classical correctness I have to thank Miss Eirlys Roberts ; and for criticism ...
... letter to the Alexandrians , which may however be partly the work of an imperial secretary , reads much more easily than the Aeduan speech . For help towards Classical correctness I have to thank Miss Eirlys Roberts ; and for criticism ...
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... letter that Octavia had received from Antony when she went out to help him the next year with men and money for his campaign . The letter , which reached her when she was half - way on her journey , ordered her coldly to return home and ...
... letter that Octavia had received from Antony when she went out to help him the next year with men and money for his campaign . The letter , which reached her when she was half - way on her journey , ordered her coldly to return home and ...
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... letter, telling him that he must never expect to hold public office under the father of the girl whose good name he had tried to besmirch by this insufferable familiarity. Julia herself was punished by being forbidden to take her walk ...
... letter, telling him that he must never expect to hold public office under the father of the girl whose good name he had tried to besmirch by this insufferable familiarity. Julia herself was punished by being forbidden to take her walk ...
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... letters and those in a hard official tone ; and after Marcellus's death should certainly have recalled him . Why should he help Augustus now ? It was Livia , as a matter of fact , who had been responsible for this estrangement ; she had ...
... letters and those in a hard official tone ; and after Marcellus's death should certainly have recalled him . Why should he help Augustus now ? It was Livia , as a matter of fact , who had been responsible for this estrangement ; she had ...
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... letters. Were your own, then, written in such affectionate language? And what sort of a good- bye had you given him? I want to mediate between the two of you now, because if this breach continues it will be the ruin of us all. You both ...
... letters. Were your own, then, written in such affectionate language? And what sort of a good- bye had you given him? I want to mediate between the two of you now, because if this breach continues it will be the ruin of us all. You both ...
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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