King jesus robert graves

He debunks the christian tradition with startling research into comparative mythology. Creative age press, 1946 king jesus is robert graves version of the events of the gospels, a mythopoetic retelling of jesus life and times. Robert graves is one of the best and most readable writers of the xx century. In gravess unique retelling, jesus is very much a mortal and the grandson of king herod the great. In it, robert graves has summoned his superb narrative powers, his painstaking scholarship, his wit and unsurpassed ability to recreate the past, to produce a magnificant portrayal of the life of christ on earth. The novel treats the historical jesus not as the son of god, but rather as a philosopher with a legitimate claim to the judaean throne through herod the great, as well as the davidic monarchy. Graves writes with an expert hand, and his erudition is undeniable. The story starts with king herod and his murderous ways, and with mary being secretly married to herod antipater, who leaves her with child before heading. In it, robert graves has summoned his superb narrative powers, his painstaking. King jesus,is one of the most controversial historical novels of all time.

The kingdom he is heir to, in this version of the story, is very much a terrestrial one. Written from the perspective of a lowly official at the end of the first century ad, king jesus recounts jesuss birth, youth, life as. King jesus by graves, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In it, robert graves has summoned his superb narrative powers, his. The book in question was robert gravess 1946 novel king jesus, which among other things shows the immense amount that educated people already knew at that early date about alternative gospels. This novel by the author of i, claudius, wife to mr.

Robert graves has written a life of jesus that takes literally the claim that he was the king of the jews and davids rightful heir, while at the. He also had homosexual experiences as an adolescent, though were not so sure why that is relevant. There is a plethora of controversial fiction available, like the last temptation of christ by nikos kazantzakis, the source by james michener, and the brothers karamazov by fyodor dostoevsky. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The novel treats the historical jesus not as the son of god, but rather as a. King jesus is a semihistorical novel by robert graves, first published in 1946. Robert graves himself notes that many of the historical assumptions made by characters in this story are not necessarily valid, and, accommodatingly enough, lists some of these assumptions.

Robert graves has written a life of jesus that takes literally the claim that he was the king of the jews and davids rightful heir, while at the same time not denying his holiness and power. In graves unique retelling of his life, jesus is very much a mortal, and the grandson of king herod the great. The theme of this book is that jesus was indeed the king of the jews, and this is advanced within graves vast knowledge of the period. In robert gravess unique retelling, jesus is very much a mortal and the grandson of king herod the great.

King jesus is one of the most controversial historical novels of all. In it, robert graves has summoned his superb narrative powers, his painstaking scholarship, his wit and unsurpassed ability to recreate the past, to produce a magnificent portrayal of the life of christ on earth. Here jesus is not the son of god, but the result of a secret marriage. Bringing together his unparalleled narrative skill and indepth expertise in historical scholarship, renowned classicist and historical novelist robert graves brings the story of jesus christ to life in a strikingly unorthodox way. King jesus by robert graves overdrive rakuten overdrive. Graves work is infused with his belief that religion and myth records the story of the victory of maledominated religions over the original religion of the goddess, and the frontispiece of the work begins with. I can certainly understand how both believers and nonbelievers might feel a bit robbed by graves fictional lets not forget that robert graves was writing historical, speculative, fiction here. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. King jesus, by graves, robert a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition.

Here jesus is not the son of god, but the result of a secret marriage the descendant of herod and true king of the jews. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading king jesus. The story is told from the perspective of an upperclass roman citizen some 60 years later, and in gravess masterful hands, it sounds like its been translated by robert graves from a latin original. Given his competitors of his time, to say nothing of current literature, a rating below five stars is inconceivable. The epic that never was the lost footage 1937 i claudius charles laughton duration. Robert gravess controversial historical novel is a bold reworking of the story of christ. Robert graves brilliantly dances in that zone between myth and reality, between poetry and prose, between belief and unbelief with king jesus. Jesus also seemed to be of royal blood, and hence was crowned as king of the jews. Robert graves books list of books by author robert graves.

He wrote i, claudius and claudius the god in the 1930s, and his memoir goodbye to all that is considered one of the great autobiographies of the 20th century. Robert graves 24 july 18957 december 1965 was an english poet, novelist and classical translator. Graves has jesus move from the role of warrior king of the jews to sacrificial king through the novel. This one, robert graves king jesus, is difficult to rashly categorise. Although bits of it are exciting and the book contains some great. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. King jesus, long out of print, is one of the most controversial historical novels of all time.