I, Claudius / Claudius the God (2 Books in 3-Volume Set)
Author: Robert Graves
Translator: Joon-ho Oh
Publisher: Minumsa
3-volume set | 210*142mm
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About This Book
I, Claudius : From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10
B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54
Having never seen the famous 1970s television series based on
Graves' historical novel of ancient Rome and being generally uneducated
about matters both ancient and Roman, I wasn't prepared for such an
engaging book. But it's a ripping good read, this fictional
autobiography set in the Roman Empire's days of glory and decadence. As
a history lesson, it's fabulous; as a novel it's also wonderful. Best is
Claudius himself, the stutterer who let everyone think he was an idiot
(to avoid getting poisoned) but who reveals himself in the narrative to
be a wry and likable observer. His story continues in Claudius the God.
Claudius the God: And His Wife Messalina
Picking up where the extraordinarily interesting I, Claudius ends,
Claudius the God tells the tale of Claudius' 13-year reign as Emperor of
Rome. Naturally, it ends when Claudius is murdered--believe me, it's not
giving anything away to say this; the surprise is when someone doesn't
get poisoned. While Claudius spends most of his time before becoming
emperor tending to his books and his writings and trying to stay out of
the general line of corruption and killings, his life on the throne puts
him into the center of the political maelstrom.
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