Claudius The God

Author : Robert Graves
Publisher : Rosetta Books
ISBN 13 : 0795336799
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I, Claudius written by Robert Graves and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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)

Author : Robert Graves
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Claudius the God written by Robert Graves and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Graves
Publisher : Penguin Hardcover
ISBN 13 : 9780141185729
Total Pages : 725 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Claudius Novels written by Robert Graves and published by Penguin Hardcover. This book was released on 2001 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claudius the stammerer was known as a buffoon and a fool. but despite his reputation he was destined to become Emperor - and shrewd enough to record some of the most scandalous, debauched times in history. Here, in this magnificent fictionalized autobiography, Claudius chronicles the shocking intrigues, lusts, perversions and bloodshed of the Imperial Roman households, from the great days of Augustus and the cruelty of Tiberius, to the insane excesses of Caligula. As Claudius reveals his innermost thoughts throughout his own surprisingly successful reign and his tempestuous marriage to the depraved Messalina, his voice is humorous, sometimes fearful, always inquisitive, bringing the past to brilliant life in two of the most celebrated and compelling historical novels ever written.

Author : Robert Graves
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Claudius, the God and His Wife Messalina written by Robert Graves and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the life of Claudius, Emperor of Rome.

Author : Robert Graves
Publisher : Rosetta Books
ISBN 13 : 0795336551
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book King Jesus written by Robert Graves and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Both the knowledge of a scholar and the imagination of a poet are brought to bear upon Jesus as child, boy, and man. . . . A bold speculative adventure” (Harold Brighouse, Manchester Guardian). In Robert Graves’s unique retelling, Jesus is very much a mortal and the grandson of King Herod the Great. When his father runs afoul of the king’s temper and is executed, Jesus is raised in the house of Joseph the Carpenter. The kingdom he is heir to, in this version of the story, is very much a terrestrial one: the Kingdom of Judah. Graves tells of Jesus’s rise as a philosopher, scriptural scholar, and charismatic speaker in sharp detail, as well as his arrest and downfall as a victim of pitiless Roman politics. Bringing together his unparalleled narrative skill and in-depth expertise in historical scholarship, renowned classicist and historical novelist Robert Graves brings the story of Jesus Christ to life in a strikingly unorthodox way, making this one of the most hotly contested novels Graves ever wrote—and possibly one of the most controversial ever written. It provides a fascinating new twist to a well-known story, one that fans of this historical period are sure to love. “This is not reading for the easily shocked; it definitely presents Jesus as a sage and a [poet], if not divine. It moves, as does all Mr. Graves’ writing, at a brilliant fast pace, and with a tremendous style.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher : The Floating Press
ISBN 13 : 1775414647
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Apocolocyntosis written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucius Annaeus Seneca, also known as Seneca, or Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist, who also acted as a tutor and adviser to emperor Nero. Attributed to Seneca is this political satire on the Roman emperor Claudius, Apocolocyntosis or The Pumpkinification of Claudius. The title, meaning "Pumpkinification" or "Gourdification" is a play upon "apotheosis", the process of recognizing a dead Roman emperor as a god.

Author : Robert Graves
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780553064094
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I, Claudius written by Robert Graves and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, bron B.C.X murdered and deified A.D. LIV.

Author : Robert Graves
Publisher : Rosetta Books
ISBN 13 : 0795336993
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Claudius the God written by Robert Graves and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sequel to I, Claudius, the story of the Roman Emperor—on which the award-winning BBC TV series was based—continues . . . In I, Claudius, Robert Graves began the story of the limping, stammering young man who is suddenly thrust onto the throne after the death of Caligula. In Claudius the God, Graves continues the story, detailing Claudius’s thirteen-year reign and his ultimate downfall. Painting the vivid, tumultuous, and decadent society of ancient Rome with spectacular detail, Graves provides a tale that is instructive, compelling, and difficult to put down for both casual readers and students of Roman history.

Author : Robert Graves
Publisher : Rosetta Books
ISBN 13 : 0795336519
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greek Gods and Heroes written by Robert Graves and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible anthology of the greatest ancient Greek myths and legends for readers of all ages by the celebrated classicist and historical novelist. According to the myths, gods and goddesses of ancient Greece lived on Mount Olympus and ruled the world of mortals. Famous heroes shaped the course of history, beautiful women drew the gazes of gods and men alike, and the gods were both fickle in their favors and breathtakingly generous to those they smiled upon. From Midas’s tragic gift to the exploits of Hercules and the curse of Pandora, Robert Graves brings the legends of ancient Greece to life in a way that’s sure to appeal to everyone; from children to adults, and from casual readers to serious scholars. “Directly told, with no attempt to oversimplify them, a good deal of the symbolism and the association with the pattern of ancient Greece survives.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review).

Author : Robert Graves
Publisher : Carcanet Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 760 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I, Claudius written by Robert Graves and published by Carcanet Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reissue of the two classic novels set in Ancient Rome.