by Robert Graves · Penguin UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140003185
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«I, Claudius» is the historical novel by Robert Graves, published by Penguin UK in paperback (400 pages, in English).
Written as a fictional autobiography, it follows Tiberius Claudius of the Julio-Claudian dynasty from his marginalized youth to his proclamation as emperor in AD 41. The narrative recreates imperial Rome and its power struggles: conspiracies, poisonings, and betrayals among Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, and other historical figures.
Originally published in 1934, it is the first installment of the «Claudius» series, continued by «Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina».
For readers of historical fiction and classical fiction with an interest in the intrigues of Ancient Rome.
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.
