I Claudius: Queen's Theatre

I, Claudius is a historical novel by English writer Robert Graves, first published in 1934. Written in the form of an autobiography of the Roman Emperor Claudius, it tells the history of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the early years of the Roman Empire, from Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BC to Caligula's assassination in AD 41. Though the narrative is largely fictionalized, most of the events depicted are drawn from historical accounts of the same time period by the Roman historians Suetonius and Tacitus. The "autobiography" continues in a sequel, Claudius the God (1935), which covers the period from Claudius' accession to his death in AD 54. The sequel also includes a section written as a biography of Herod Agrippa, a contemporary of Claudius and a King of the Jews. The two books were adapted by the BBC into the award-winning television serial I, Claudius in 1976. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked I, Claudius fourteenth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2005, the novel was chosen by Time as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to present. The novel has also been adapted for theatre. The 1972 production I, Claudius was written by John Mortimer and starred David Warner.

Kiadás éve:

1972

Kiadás helye:

London

Kötés típusa:

tűzött

Nyelv:

angol

Méret:

Szélesség: 13.00cm, Magasság: 23.00cm

Kategória:

Irodalom szépirodalom színművek, forgatókönyvek, műsorfüzetek