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A full-cast dramatisation of Robert Graves' brilliant account of the madness and debauchery of ancient Rome, starring Tom Goodman Hill as Claudius and Derek Jacobi as Augustus. The wickedly entertaining inside story of the lives and deaths of the Imperial dynasty from Augustus to Caligula is told by their obscure relation, Claudius. In public, Claudius is a stammering, drooling weakling, whose reputation as an idiot keeps him safe from office and assassination.

Read in the style of a secret diary, this famous sequel to I, Claudius gives a wry and human view of the Roman world, bringing to life some of the most scandalous and violent times in history. Claudius has survived the murderous intrigues of his predecessors to become, reluctantly, Emperor of...

"Mi accingo a scrivere della mia vita; a partire dalla mia prima fanciullezza via via anno per anno fino a quella svolta fatale in cui, circa otto anni fa, mi trovai subitamente impelagato in una crisi che chiamerò 'aurea' e dalla quale non ho mai potuto districarmi." Zio di Caligola, marito...

I, Claudius is Robert Graves' riveting account of Ancient Rome in all its madness and debauchery. First published in 1934, and written in the form of Claudius' autobiography, it endures as one of literature's most celebrated and compelling historical novels. Abhorred by his weakness and viewed...

In sixth century AD, the Roman Empire is fighting for its survival. Its western territories have fallen, its enemies are closing in, and Emperor Justinian dreams of restoring Rome to its former glory. To achieve the impossible, he needs a commander of exceptional courage, strategic brilliance...

A bold retelling of Homer's ancient epic, The Odyssey. In Homer’s Daughter, celebrated novelist and poet Robert Graves reimagines the origins of The Odyssey in a bold, imaginative retelling that challenges everything we think we know about one of literature’s oldest masterpieces. On the...

In The White Goddess, Robert Graves embarks on an extraordinary intellectual and imaginative journey into the origins of myth, ritual, and poetic inspiration. Drawing on Celtic legend, Greek mythology, and ancient European traditions,, Graves develops his provocative vision of an ancient Mother...

'Still an acknowledged masterpiece and a model for historical fiction ... sympathetic and intensely involving: a great feat of imagination' - Hilary Mantel Behind the splendour of ancient Rome lies a world of ruthless ambition, poisoned chalices, and murderous political intrigue. In I, Claudius...

Continuing the saga begun in I, Claudius, Robert Graves's Claudius the God is a compelling fictional autobiography of the Roman emperor. Having outlived the conspiracies, betrayals, and bloodshed that decimated his family, Claudius has finally ascended to the imperial throne. Once dismissed as a...

First published in 1929, Goodbye to All That is Robert Graves’s extraordinary account of a world shattered by the First World War. From his childhood in Edwardian England and his education at Charterhouse to the blood-soaked trenches of the Western Front, Graves traces the making and unmaking...

The Claudius Collection: I, Claudius & Claudius the God Step into the treacherous world of ancient Rome, where ambition, betrayal and murder shape the fate of an empire. In these two classic novels, Robert Graves brings to life the extraordinary story of Claudius, the unlikely emperor who...

The definitive and comprehensive edition of Robert Graves's classic retelling of the Greek myths. Gods who behave like mortals. Heroes who defy fate. Monsters born from humanity’s oldest fears. Discover the stories that shaped Western civilisation. Long before the modern world, the ancient...

Goodbye to All That is Robert Graves' searing autobiography and an emotional first-hand account of life in the Great War trenches. A graphic storyteller, Graves begins with the petty cruelties of his public school upbringing. Then, almost in 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary style, he paints...

First published in 1929, Goodbye to All That is Robert Graves’s extraordinary account of a world shattered by the First World War—and of one man’s struggle to leave it behind. From his childhood in Edwardian England and his education at Charterhouse to the blood-soaked trenches of the...

Dramatisations of selected novels and short stories by the acclaimed Robert Graves An acclaimed poet and novelist, Robert Graves is best remembered today for his immensely popular I, Claudius novels. He penned over 140 works in his lifetime, ranging from historical fiction to comic and...

"Good-Bye to All That: An Autobiography" by Robert Graves is a seminal work that vividly captures the harrowing experiences of a young British officer during World War I.

In the midst of bombs and bullets, trenches and trauma, the soldiers of World War I, and those observing the horrors taking place from home, took pen to paper to record their experiences in verse. These poems - considered the greatest written during WWI and some of the greatest poetry of the twentieth century - show the horror of war but also shine a light on the strength of human courage, bravery, and virtue.

The poems in this collection, "Fairies and Fusiliers", appeared in 1918, after Robert Graves returned from World War I in his early 20s. The fairy poems are from the carefree happy days of childhood and make-believe recalled by a man who has lived the reality and horror of war. The poems of war are written only as one who has witnessed it can tell them.

Hear rare recordings from some of the world's most-respected poets reading their own works: Ezra Pound, "Old Men With Beautiful Manners"; W. B. Yeats, "The Lake Isle of Innisfree"; Robert Graves, "A Last Poem"'; Edna St. Vincent Millay, "The Harp-Weaver"; Richard Eberhart, "The Groundhog"; Philip Levine, "Blasting from Heaven"; Marianne Moore, "The Mind Is an Enchanting Thing"; Stephen Spender, "What I Expected"; and Vachel Lindsay, "An Interpolation by Mr. Lindsay".

Prima della scienza, prima della religione, c'è il mito. Modo ingenuo - ci dicono -, modo fantasioso, spregiudicato e prescientifico, di spiegare l'origine delle cose e degli uomini, gli usi, i costumi e le leggi. Filologia, etnografia, antropologia hanno lacerato il velo del mito...