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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... telling the truth about the other two, whose memories were not similarly protected by religious awe. I let it be a ... tell it here. When I consulted this book to-day in the Apollo Library on the Palatine Hill, to refresh my memory for ...
... telling the truth about the other two, whose memories were not similarly protected by religious awe. I let it be a ... tell it here. When I consulted this book to-day in the Apollo Library on the Palatine Hill, to refresh my memory for ...
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... 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 outside ...
... 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 outside ...
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... tell us in what words you admonish Livia . It will serve as a model for us . " Augustus was embarrassed and alarmed . “ You mis - heard me , " he said , " I did not say that I had ever had occasion to reprimand Livia . As you know well ...
... tell us in what words you admonish Livia . It will serve as a model for us . " Augustus was embarrassed and alarmed . “ You mis - heard me , " he said , " I did not say that I had ever had occasion to reprimand Livia . As you know well ...
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... tell him how grieved you are that you offended him, and may I explain that it was a misunderstanding —that you left Rome, thinking that he was aware of Marcellus's insult to you at the banquet? And that now you are anxious, on your side ...
... tell him how grieved you are that you offended him, and may I explain that it was a misunderstanding —that you left Rome, thinking that he was aware of Marcellus's insult to you at the banquet? And that now you are anxious, on your side ...
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... Tell Augustus I am his to command as always . " Mæcenas said : " I shall tell him that with the greatest pleasure . And I shall add , as my own opinion , that it would not be safe to send you back to the City now , to restore order ...
... Tell Augustus I am his to command as always . " Mæcenas said : " I shall tell him that with the greatest pleasure . And I shall add , as my own opinion , that it would not be safe to send you back to the City now , to restore order ...
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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