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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... asked leave to attend his brother's sickbed. Augustus granted it and he mounted his cob and galloped off north, with a small escort, making for the quickest pass across the Alps. A five hundred mile journey lay before him but he could ...
... asked leave to attend his brother's sickbed. Augustus granted it and he mounted his cob and galloped off north, with a small escort, making for the quickest pass across the Alps. A five hundred mile journey lay before him but he could ...
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... asked. I was about seven years old and they came upon me by the carp-pool in the garden of my mother's house. I cannot remember the epigram exactly, but the sense of it was: “Antonia is old-fashioned: she does not buy a pet marmoset at ...
... asked. I was about seven years old and they came upon me by the carp-pool in the garden of my mother's house. I cannot remember the epigram exactly, but the sense of it was: “Antonia is old-fashioned: she does not buy a pet marmoset at ...
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... asked an old nobleman , a member of the College of Augurs , who was with us , “ Tell me what this portends . " The old man answered , " How can I say ? It may be of great significance or none . " " Don't be afraid . Say what it seems to.
... asked an old nobleman , a member of the College of Augurs , who was with us , “ Tell me what this portends . " The old man answered , " How can I say ? It may be of great significance or none . " " Don't be afraid . Say what it seems to.
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... asked whether he himself and his wife never embraced except during the marital act , Cato replied hotly : " Never ! " " What , never ? " " Well , a couple of years ago , to be frank with you , my wife happened to throw her arms around ...
... asked whether he himself and his wife never embraced except during the marital act , Cato replied hotly : " Never ! " " What , never ? " " Well , a couple of years ago , to be frank with you , my wife happened to throw her arms around ...
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... asking each man in turn whether he was married. There was a law, which has since lapsed, that all senators should be honourably married. The turn came for his relative to be examined, and Cato asked him in the usual formula, which ...
... asking each man in turn whether he was married. There was a law, which has since lapsed, that all senators should be honourably married. The turn came for his relative to be examined, and Cato asked him in the usual formula, which ...
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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