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"One of the really remarkable books of our day"—the story of the Roman emperor on which the award-winning BBC TV series was based ( The New York Times).Once a rather bookish young man with a limp and a stammer, a man who spent most of his time trying to stay away from the danger and risk of the line of ascension, Claudius seemed an unlikely candidate for emperor. Yet, on the death of Caligula, Claudius finds himself next in line for the throne, and must st...

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In this sequel to I, Claudius, the story of the Roman Emperor—on which the award-winning BBC TV series was based—continues . . .In I, Claudius, Robert Graves began the story of the limping, stammering young man who is suddenly thrust onto the throne after the death of Caligula. In Claudius the God, Graves continues the story, detailing Claudius's thirteen-year reign and his ultimate downfall. Painting the vivid, tumultuous, and decadent s...

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Robert Graves' "English Poetry" is a profound exploration of the evolution and essence of English poetry. In this work, Graves delves into the intricacies of poetic forms, styles, and the historical context that shaped the voices of renowned poets. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the emotional and intellectual underpinnings of poetry, encouraging readers to appreciate the depth and beauty of the written word. Graves' insights illuminate the connection between language and emo...

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Penguin Modern Classics

Graves described poetry as his ruling passion, and for him love was 'the main theme and origin of true poems'. He created a rich mythology where love, fear, fantasy and the supernatural play an essential role. Intimate yet universal, passionate yet precise, their brilliant alchemy of realism and magic made Graves's poems some of the finest of the last century. In this edition the poems appear without critical apparatus or commentary. The volume represents in its purest form the achievement...

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Martin Jarvis

Goodbye to All That is Robert Graves' searing autobiography and an emotional first-hand account of life in the Great War trenches.A graphic storyteller, Graves begins with the petty cruelties of his public school upbringing. Then, almost in 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary style, he paints devastating portraits of war: of a young man's hell, of meaningless sacrifice, of everyday heroism, and of the idiocy of the military command. Even accomplishing some moments of humour,

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"Goodbye to All That" is a powerful memoir written by Robert Graves, reflecting on his experiences during World War I. The book offers a candid and deeply personal account of the horrors of war and the impact it had on his life. Graves, a British soldier, provides readers with a vivid portrayal of the brutality and chaos of the battlefield. He shares his journey from a young man eager to serve his country to a disillusioned veteran grappling with the aftermath of conflict. The memoir begin...

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FSG Classics

The White Goddess is perhaps the finest of Robert Graves's works on the psychological and mythological sources of poetry. In this tapestry of poetic and religious scholarship, Graves explores the stories behind the earliest of European deities—the White Goddess of Birth, Love, and Death—who was worshipped under countless titles. He also uncovers the obscure and mysterious power of "pure poetry" and its peculiar and mythic language.

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Fairies and Fusiliers captures Robert Graves at his most combative and inventive, where trench warfare collides with classical myth, fairy tale, and sharp-edged wit. Across these poems, soldiers, critics, saints, children, and legendary figures share the page in a voice that is defiant, ironic, and deeply humane. Graves rejects fashionable "newness" in art, defending old forms, plain speech, and the living force of imagination even as war, death, and memory press in. The collection moves f...

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“A remarkable book… Essential reading for the centenary of the First World War.” —Guardian “The best memoir of the First World War.” —Paul Fussell “One of the classic accounts of the Western Front.” —The Times, London “From the moment of its first appearance an established classic.” —The Observer, London “One of the most candid self-portraits of a poet . . . ever painted.” —The Times Literary Supplement, London 'Goodbye to All That' by Robert Graves, first published in 1929, is a landmark ...

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"[A] penetrating study of one of the strangest marriages in history . . . Robert Graves, author of I, Claudius, has the gift for fleshing the bare bones of history ( Kirkus Reviews).The famous poet John Milton, author of Paradise Lost, had a wife, and their story is both strange and tumultuous. Consummate historical novelist and poet Robert Graves tells the story from the perspective of the wife, Marie Powell, a young woman who married th...

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**Good-Bye to All That** is the powerful autobiography of poet, novelist, and classicist Robert Graves, offering an unfiltered account of his life—from his early years in England to the harrowing realities of World War I. This memoir is renowned for its stark honesty and vivid depiction of the trauma and disillusionment wrought by war. Graves brings the horrors of trench warfare to life, recounting the brutality, camaraderie, and absurdity he witnessed on the Western Front. His detailed ob...

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A searing farewell to innocence, Goodbye to All That is Robert Graves’s unflinching, unforgettable memoir of youth, war, and disillusionment. Written in the aftermath of World War I, this literary classic begins with Graves’s idyllic childhood in Victorian England and follows him through the brutal trenches of the Western Front, where he served as a young officer. With clarity and biting wit, Graves exposes the absurdities of military life, the horrors of modern warfare, and the cultural c...