The Naked and the Nude Resources

Sure, Graves was interested in art and literature and theater. In fact, he was a bit of a renaissance man. But he was also a war hero. Learn about his WWI poetry here.

Can't get enough of Graves? Maybe you should join the Graves fan club (otherwise known as the Graves society). Get down with other Gravesians.

Check out this section of the First World War Poetry Digital archive devoted to Graves and his work.

Okay, we're kidding. But seriously, this is an incredibly weird video-and-poetry montage featuring the poet himself.

Real? Not exactly. But it sure is interesting. The young Indiana Jones gets to hang out with Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, and Robert Graves.

Listen to Graves read all kinds of poems. ("The Naked and the Nude," unfortunately, is not included, but lots of others are.)

In this link, Graves reads "To Juan at Winter Solstice."

Here's Robert at the time of his service in World War I.

The poet sports a whimsical expression.

The Aphrodite of Knidos is thought to be the first nude sculpture of the Greek goddess. See the elegant pose and the careful placement of the hands? That's classic nude-work, friends.

Thought Graves was the first to write on the difference between the declothed body in art and life? Think again, friends. Think again. Walter Sickert's 1910 essay may well have sparked the conversation that Graves later put into verse.

Speaking of Sickert: he was pretty into the dead. (No, not in a creepy way…exactly). His "naked" figure was often a dead woman. Doesn't that sound like art that you don't want in your living room? Read about his take on it here.

Want to learn more about the naked goddess on a lion? Who wouldn't? Check out Graves' take on Greek myths to learn more.

Graves also takes on the first person in prose, imagining the autobiography of a Roman emperor. Believe it or not, it was a bestseller. You can continue your love of all things historical and/or mythical here.

Okay, so Graves isn't a starring role in this novel, but he sure plays an interesting part. Pat Barker's trilogy is all about war poets. It focuses on Siegfried Sassoon, but Graves is included.

Believe it or not, "The Naked and the Nude" never really made a splash on the big screen. Graves' "autobiography" of the Roman Emperor Claudius did, though. Check out the BBC's take on it.

Graves was a man of all talents. He also dabbled in screenplay writing…horror screenplay writing. Here's one of his works.