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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... young man I studied here at Rome under the best contemporary masters - was , until the change came , my sole profession and interest for more than thirty - five years . My readers must not therefore be surprised at my practised style ...
... young man I studied here at Rome under the best contemporary masters - was , until the change came , my sole profession and interest for more than thirty - five years . My readers must not therefore be surprised at my practised style ...
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... minutes in front of Deiphobë, shivering and making propitiatory grimaces—it seemed a lifetime. At last the living Sibyl, whose name was Amalthea, quite a young woman too, revealed herself . The red shaft of light failed ,
... minutes in front of Deiphobë, shivering and making propitiatory grimaces—it seemed a lifetime. At last the living Sibyl, whose name was Amalthea, quite a young woman too, revealed herself . The red shaft of light failed ,
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... young Roman noblemen and sons of foreign kings , for though his name entitled him to a position of the highest dignity , his severe , stupid , pedantic nature qualified him for nothing better than that of elementary schoolmaster . [ 10 ...
... young Roman noblemen and sons of foreign kings , for though his name entitled him to a position of the highest dignity , his severe , stupid , pedantic nature qualified him for nothing better than that of elementary schoolmaster . [ 10 ...
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... young man I never lost an opportunity of gathering information of the most detailed sort about his life and character from every possible person—senator, soldier or slave— who had known him. I began writing his biography as my ...
... young man I never lost an opportunity of gathering information of the most detailed sort about his life and character from every possible person—senator, soldier or slave— who had known him. I began writing his biography as my ...
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... young Augustus, Julius's adopted son, who was then known as Octavian, and of his ally, the great Mark Antony, by boldly proposing honours for the tyrannicides. He had to flee from Rome. In the disturbances that followed he sided now ...
... young Augustus, Julius's adopted son, who was then known as Octavian, and of his ally, the great Mark Antony, by boldly proposing honours for the tyrannicides. He had to flee from Rome. In the disturbances that followed he sided now ...
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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