Name: Claudius the God: And his Wife Messalina
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Author: Robert Graves
ISBN: 9780679725732

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Claudius the God: And his Wife Messalina

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert Graves

Publisher

Vintage

Year

1989

Language

English

Pages

544

Format

Paperback

Weight

ISBN

0679725733

ISBN13

9780679725732

Synopsis "Claudius the God: And his Wife Messalina "

Robert Graves begins anew the tumultuous life of the Roman who became emporer in spite of himself. Captures the vitality, splendor, and decadence of the Roman world at the point of its decline.

Robert Graves

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Robert Graves (Wimbledon, 1895 – Deià, Mallorca, 1985) was a British writer, poet, and essayist whose work ranges from war poetry to historical novels and mythological essays. He participated in World War I, an experience he depicted in his autobiography Goodbye to All That (1929). He studied at Oxford and was a professor of English literature at the University of Cairo. In 1929, he settled in Deià, Mallorca, where he lived for most of his life. His literary output includes more than 140 works, noted for their erudition and narrative style.

Among his most recognized works are I, Claudius (1934) and its sequel Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (1943), historical novels that were successfully adapted for television. In the field of essays, notable works include The White Goddess (1948) and The Greek Myths (1955), where Graves offers a reinterpretation of classical mythology from a poetic-anthropological perspective. These works have been influential in the study of mythology and comparative literature.

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