by Robert Graves · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422635543
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«Yo, Claudio» is the historical novel by Robert Graves, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (500 pages, in Spanish).
Supposed autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, a Roman emperor predestined to reign despite his desires lying elsewhere. The novel reviews his life amid the intrigues, purges and crimes of the imperial court during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius, with a ruthless portrait of depravity and the ambition of power.
First instalment of the «Claudius» series, with translation by Floreal Mazía and introduction by Lucía Graves.
For readers of historical fiction and classical fiction interested in imperial Rome and in the fictionalised recreation of real characters.
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.
