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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... woman, while telling the truth about the other two, whose memories were not similarly protected by religious awe. I let it be a dull book, recording merely such uncontroversial facts as, for example, that So-and-so married So-and-so ...
... woman, while telling the truth about the other two, whose memories were not similarly protected by religious awe. I let it be a dull book, recording merely such uncontroversial facts as, for example, that So-and-so married So-and-so ...
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... woman, sitting on a chair in a cage that hung from the ceiling, her robes red and her unblinking eyes shining red in the single red shaft of light that struck down from somewhere above. Her toothless mouth was grinning. There was a ...
... woman, sitting on a chair in a cage that hung from the ceiling, her robes red and her unblinking eyes shining red in the single red shaft of light that struck down from somewhere above. Her toothless mouth was grinning. There was a ...
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... woman and each woman's man. The steed that he rides shall have toes for hooves. He shall die at the hand of his son, no son, And not on the field of war. The hairy one next to enslave the State Shall be son, no son, of his hairy last ...
... woman and each woman's man. The steed that he rides shall have toes for hooves. He shall die at the hand of his son, no son, And not on the field of war. The hairy one next to enslave the State Shall be son, no son, of his hairy last ...
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... woman loathes me! My father's example has guided me throughout life more strongly than that of any other person whatsoever, with the exception of my brother Germanicus. And Germanicus was, all agree, my father's very image in feature ...
... woman loathes me! My father's example has guided me throughout life more strongly than that of any other person whatsoever, with the exception of my brother Germanicus. And Germanicus was, all agree, my father's very image in feature ...
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... woman and will marry her honourably , take her ; only let the decencies be observed . " Augustus swore that he would marry her immediately and never cast her off while she continued faithful to him ; he bound himself by the most ...
... woman and will marry her honourably , take her ; only let the decencies be observed . " Augustus swore that he would marry her immediately and never cast her off while she continued faithful to him ; he bound himself by the most ...
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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