Robert Graves

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Also Known As	Robert von Ranke Graves
Born	July 24, 1895 • London • England
Died	December 7, 1985 (aged 90) • Spain
Notable Works	“Claudius the God” • “Count Belisarius” • “Good-Bye to All That” • “I, Claudius” • “The White Goddess”
Movement / Style	Georgian poetry

C. Day-Lewis, 1968.

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John Wain

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Sylvia Townsend Warner

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Quiller-Couch, 1943

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