Título: I, Claudius
Autor: Robert Graves
Sinopse: Despised for his weakness and regarded by his family as little more than a stammering fool, the nobleman Claudius quietly survives the intrigues, bloody purges and mounting cruelty of the imperial Roman dynasties. In I, Claudius he watches from the sidelines to record the reigns of its emperors: from the wise Augustus and his villainous wife Livia to the sadistic Tiberius and the insane excesses of Caligula. Written in the form of Claudius' autobiography, this is the first part of Robert Graves's brilliant account of the madness and debauchery of ancient Rome, and stands as one of the most celebrated, gripping historical novels ever written. (Via http://www.penguin.co.uk ) |...| Set in the first century A.D. in Rome and written as an autobiographical memoir, this colorful story of the life of the Roman emperor Claudius stands as one of the modern classics of historical fiction. Physically weak and afflicted with stuttering, Claudius is initially despised and dismissed as an idiot. Shunted to the background of imperial affairs by his embarrassed royal family, he becomes a scholar and historian, while palace intrigues and murders surround him. Observing these dramas from beyond the public eye, Claudius escapes the cruelties inflicted on the rest of the royal family by its own members and survives to become emperor of Rome in A.D. 41. ROBERT GRAVES was one of the leading English men of letters in the twentieth century. Born in 1895, he fought in World War I and won international acclaim in 1929 with the publication of his autobiography, Goodbye to All That, an appraisal of the effect of the war on his generation. After the war, he was granted a Classical Scholarship at Oxford and subsequently went to Egypt as the first professor of English at the University of Cairo. He is most noted for his series of novels about the Roman Emperor Claudius, and his works on mythology such as The White Goddess. He died in 1986.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “I, Claudius”, de Robert Graves, publicado pela editora Penguin Classics, em 2006 e com 396 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Penguin Classics
Páginas: 396
Ano: 2006
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 0141911743
ISBN13: 9780141911748
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Penguin Classics oferecem uma experiência de leitura marcada pela diversidade de vozes e épocas, com obras que transitam entre a antiguidade e o século XX. O catálogo privilegia textos que exploram conflitos humanos profundos, como dilemas morais, crises existenciais e tensões sociais, frequentemente ambientados em contextos históricos ou culturais muito distintos. A linguagem varia do rigor acadêmico das traduções e notas críticas até a prosa poética e experimental, como nas narrativas em fluxo de consciência. Há obras com clima sombrio e suspense psicológico, ao lado de clássicos da literatura política e filosófica. Essa amplitude sugere leitores que apreciam tanto o aprofundamento intelectual quanto o contato com histórias que desafiam convenções e exploram a complexidade da condição humana.
