Robert von Ranke Graves Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Robert von Ranke Graves (also known as Robert Ranke Graves and most commonly Robert Graves) (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was an English poet, scholar/translator/writer of antiquity specializing in Classical Greece and Rome, novelist and soldier in World War One. During his long life he produced more than 140 works. Graves's poems—together with his translations and innovative analysis and interpretations of the Greek myths, his memoir of his early life, including his role in the First World War, Good-Bye to All That, and his speculative study of poetic inspiration, The White Goddess—have never been out of print.He earned his living from writing, particularly popular historical novels such as I, Claudius, King Jesus, The Golden Fleece and Count Belisarius. He also was a prominent translator of Classical Latin and Ancient Greek texts; his versions of The Twelve Caesars and The Golden Ass remain popular, for their clarity and entertaining style. Graves was awarded the 1934 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for both I, Claudius and Claudius the God.
Poetry is a way of thought--non-intellectual, anti-decorative thought at that--rather than an art.
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Fact
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He can be seen very briefly as an extra in Bryan Forbes' film, Deadfall (1968), some of which was filmed near his home.
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He allegedly declined the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1957 and the Companion of Honor in 1984 for his services to literature.
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He was wounded on the Somme and his death notice was published in The London Times. He recovered in a field hospital and dictated a correction to the Times.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Beauty in Trouble
2006
poem
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
1996
TV Mini-Series memoir Goodbye To All That - uncredited
Drug-Taking and the Arts
1993
Documentary letter Between Moon and Moon
The Shout
1978
story
I, Claudius
1976
TV Mini-Series novels "I, Claudius" and "Claudius The God" - 13 episodes
$18 Million
