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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... shouted and threw sticks they rose baffled , and flew screaming off . I was embarrassed . I didn't want the cub . Livilla grabbed at it , but my mother , who looked very grave , made her give it back to me . “ It fell to Claudius ...
... shouted and threw sticks they rose baffled , and flew screaming off . I was embarrassed . I didn't want the cub . Livilla grabbed at it , but my mother , who looked very grave , made her give it back to me . “ It fell to Claudius ...
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... shouted . Cato looked at him in scornful surprise and fetched me another blow that knocked me off my stool . Postumus said : " Those that can't beat the ass , beat the saddle . " ( That was a proverb at Rome . ) " Impudence , what do ...
... shouted . Cato looked at him in scornful surprise and fetched me another blow that knocked me off my stool . Postumus said : " Those that can't beat the ass , beat the saddle . " ( That was a proverb at Rome . ) " Impudence , what do ...
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... shouting out with a string of old-fashioned curses that in the days of his ancestor, whose memory this stammering imp was insulting, woe betide any child who failed in reverence to his elders; for they dealt out discipline with a heavy ...
... shouting out with a string of old-fashioned curses that in the days of his ancestor, whose memory this stammering imp was insulting, woe betide any child who failed in reverence to his elders; for they dealt out discipline with a heavy ...
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... shouting this out most loudly , and told them gravely that Jove would surely punish their folly by letting them be deceived and disgraced by their own wives and daughters . These demonstrations expressed not so much pity for Julia as ...
... shouting this out most loudly , and told them gravely that Jove would surely punish their folly by letting them be deceived and disgraced by their own wives and daughters . These demonstrations expressed not so much pity for Julia as ...
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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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