Knowra Robert Graves Robert Graves Robert Graves (1895–1985) was a British poet, novelist, critic, and classical scholar. His books include the memoir Good-Bye to All That , the novel I, Claudius , and a 1927 biography of T. E. Lawrence.
T. E. Lawrence : T. E. Lawrence was a British officer and writer known for his role in the Arab Revolt and his memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom . Graves’s 1927 biography presents Lawrence’s life and public reputation.
I, Claudius : Robert Graves’s 1934 historical novel presents Roman imperial history as the autobiography of Emperor Claudius. The novel exemplifies Graves’s success in combining classical research with an invented first-person voice.
Royal Welch Fusiliers : The Royal Welch Fusiliers was a British Army infantry regiment in which Robert Graves served during the First World War. Graves’s service in the regiment grounds the military episodes in Good-Bye to All That .
Seven Pillars of Wisdom : T. E. Lawrence’s memoir recounts his role in the Arab Revolt and was published in a shortened edition in 1926. Lawrence’s own narrative provides a first-person account against which Graves’s biography can be read.
Good-Bye to All That : Robert Graves’s 1929 memoir recounts his childhood, military service in the First World War, and early literary life. The memoir is Graves’s best-known account of the war that shaped his generation.
Claudius the God : Robert Graves’s 1935 novel continues I, Claudius , narrating Claudius’s rule as Roman emperor. Its sequel extends Graves’s fictional reconstruction of the Roman imperial court.
Battle of the Somme : The Battle of the Somme was a major First World War campaign fought by British and French forces against Germany in 1916. Graves was badly wounded during the Somme campaign, an experience central to his war memoir.
Lawrence of Arabia : Lawrence of Arabia is the 1962 film directed by David Lean, dramatizing T. E. Lawrence’s wartime career. The film’s later popular image of Lawrence contrasts with Graves’s earlier biographical portrait.
First World War poetry : Poetry written in response to the First World War, including works by combatants and civilians. Graves’s wartime experience connected his early poetry and memoir to this wider literary response.
The White Goddess : Robert Graves’s 1948 book proposes a speculative poetics centered on a prehistoric European goddess and sacred poetry. This controversial work shows how Graves joined literary criticism, mythology, and personal theory.
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