The Cool Web Resources

Websites

Robert Graves' Official Website

Welcome to the home of all things Robert Graves—except his actual body, of course.

Robert Graves Diary Project Homepage

These fine folks at the University of Victoria in Canada have made an online project to showcase Robert Graves' diary. But would you want people reading your diary after you've died? It looks like famous authors and poets don't really have a choice.

History Learning Site

Check out more info on our man Graves-y, from a historical perspective.

Video

Robert Graves in "Man in the Mirror"

Robert Graves stars in a short film inspired by his own poem, "Man in the Mirror." And no, it's not a cover of Michael Jackson.

Guest Appearance

A young Robert Graves show up in The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. Can you guess which one is him before he identifies himself?

Audio

The Cool Web

Check out this link for a great reading of "The Cool Web," because, you know, sometimes your eyes get tired from reading and all.

"Ogres and Pygmies"

It might sound like a fantasy novel, but it's actually a poem by Robert Graves. And we've got it on audio right here.

Robert Burton Reads "Welsh Incident"

Here's another poem by Graves, read by a classy dude.

Images

Young Soldier

Here, we have a nice pic of Robert Graves in his soldier's uniform from World War One. Pretty handsome dude, no?

Dig the Scarf

Here's Graves making a bold fashion choice.

Old and Happy

Enjoy the cheerier side of an older Robbie Graves.

Nice Hat

The title says it all.

Articles and Interviews

Interview with The Paris Review

Peter Buckman and William Fifield give us a nice in-depth look at Graves's mind.

Interview with Leslie Norris

Graves gets emotional and intense when it comes to chatting about specific lines in his poetry.

Robert Graves Rejecting Awards

Robert Graves was a man of principles—so much so that he twice turned down honors from Britain's Prime Minister.

Books

Robert Graves by Katherine Snipes

This book gives a really nice overview of Graves' work and its overall place in twentieth-century lit.

Wild Olives

Robert's son William gives a nice memoir about what it was like to live on the Spanish island of Majorca with his father. Spanish island life? Sounds pretty nice.

New Perspectives on Robert Graves

You know, because the old perspectives don't always cut it.