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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... letter to this effect from a camp in the interior of Germany. He said that he wished to Heaven that Augustus would follow the glorious example of the Dictator Sulla, who, when sole master of Rome after the first Civil Wars, all his ...
... letter to this effect from a camp in the interior of Germany. He said that he wished to Heaven that Augustus would follow the glorious example of the Dictator Sulla, who, when sole master of Rome after the first Civil Wars, all his ...
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... letter was delivered to Tiberius while he was in the presence of Augustus and Livia. “A despatch from your noble brother!” the Imperial courier called out, handing it to him. Tiberius, not suspecting that there was anything in the letter ...
... letter was delivered to Tiberius while he was in the presence of Augustus and Livia. “A despatch from your noble brother!” the Imperial courier called out, handing it to him. Tiberius, not suspecting that there was anything in the letter ...
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... letter does not deserve reading. Evidently my brother was not well at the time of writing it.” Augustus was alarmed. “He is not seriously ill, I hope?” But my grandmother Livia, as if her mother's anxiety for once overrode good manners ...
... letter does not deserve reading. Evidently my brother was not well at the time of writing it.” Augustus was alarmed. “He is not seriously ill, I hope?” But my grandmother Livia, as if her mother's anxiety for once overrode good manners ...
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... letter. “Well?” she asked. “I agree with Tiberius,” he said mildly. “The young man must be ill. This is the derangement of overstrain. You notice the final paragraph where he mentions the results of his head-wound and seeing those ...
... letter. “Well?” she asked. “I agree with Tiberius,” he said mildly. “The young man must be ill. This is the derangement of overstrain. You notice the final paragraph where he mentions the results of his head-wound and seeing those ...
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... letter . The letter was one of friendly congratulation on his victories and sympathy for his head- wound ; it permitted him to return to Rome , but in language which meant that he must return whether he wished to come or not . My father ...
... letter . The letter was one of friendly congratulation on his victories and sympathy for his head- wound ; it permitted him to return to Rome , but in language which meant that he must return whether he wished to come or not . My father ...
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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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