by Robert Graves · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420619712
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«Claudio, el dios y su esposa Mesalina» is the historical novel by Robert Graves, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (568 pages, in Spanish).
Claudius, proclaimed emperor of Rome, tries to maintain order in an empire marked by conspiracies and rivalries. Messalina, his wife, is at the centre of scandals and intrigues that destabilise the court and the emperor's image. The narrative combines history, politics and personal drama in ancient Rome.
Second novel in Robert Graves's series about Claudius. The original title is «Claudius the God»; translation by Floreal Mazía. Collection «El libro de bolsillo», no. 692.
For readers of historical fiction and twentieth-century classic narrative, with an interest in Roman history.
Robert Ranke Graves, whose second name is sometimes given as von Ranke, was an English poet, novelist and critic. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves, a celebrated Irish poet and figure in the Gaelic revival; they were both Celticists and students of Irish mythology.
