Robert Graves (1895-1985) was a poet, novelist, and critic. His first volume of poems, Over the Brazier (1916), reflects his experiences in the trenches, and was followed by many works of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction. He is best known for his novel, I, Claudius (1934), which won the Hawthornden and James Tait Black Memorial prizes, and for his influential The White Goddess (1948).

"One of the really remarkable books of our day, a novel of learning and imagination, fortunately conceived and brilliantly executed." --The New York Times

"Claudius unforgettably describes his imperial predecessors, famous and infamous, in Robert Graves's glorious evocation of decadent Ancient Rome." --Malcolm Burgess, The Guardian

Publisher: Vintage

Pub date: 1989-10-23

Length: 468 pages