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Robert von Ranke Graves

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The White Goddess: a Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth is a book-length essay on the nature of poetic myth-making by author and poet Robert Graves. First published in 1948, the book is based on earlier articles published in Wales magazine, corrected, revised and enlarged editions appeared in 1948, 1952 and 1961. The …

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《我,克劳迪亚斯》是英国作家罗伯特·格雷夫斯最著名的作品,背景设定于古罗马帝国早期的历史小说,描述古罗马帝国第四任皇帝克劳狄的生平。小说以自传形式写成,作者假托克劳狄本人之笔描述其经历。作品以史实为基础想象出克劳狄其人:自小身体残疾而口吃,遭到其家人的歧视,但是勤奋好学,有志于研究历史的克劳狄,在奥古斯都、叔父提贝里乌斯以及精神错乱的侄子卡利古拉的统治中慢慢长大,看到身边的著名历史人物之间勾心斗角的故事,最后在卡利古拉遇刺后被皇家近卫队强迫成为了皇帝。 …