by Robert Graves · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140004212
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«Claudius the God» is the historical novel by Robert Graves, published by Penguin in paperback (448 pages, in English).
A sequel to «Yo, Claudio», the novel narrates the reign of Emperor Claudius after the death of Caligula, when he must govern a turbulent Empire. Intrigues and conspiracies follow one another in his court, while he faces the ambition of his wife Messalina and leads the conquest of Britain. Graves reconstructs imperial Rome through the gaze of a Claudius grown into power.
The novel is the second part of the «Claudius» series, after «Yo, Claudio». The original work was published in 1934.
For readers of historical fiction and fans of ancient Rome, especially those who have already read «Yo, Claudio».
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.
