Editing I, Claudius (section)

===German translation===
When the time came to translate the novels into German, Graves, who spoke the language, decided instead to rework them into a one volume edition. He collaborated with translator Hans Rothe and they jointly produced a shortened edition which left out the many digressions which were incorporated into the English original, with the aim of presenting Claudius' story in a clearer and more effective way. The contents of the books were thus roughly cut down to a half.<ref>Graves' own preface to the German edition as published by [[Paul List (publisher)|Paul List]], München (1947) – {{ISBN|3-471-77609-5}}</ref> The book is published as ''Ich, Claudius, Kaiser und Gott'' (''I, Claudius, Emperor and God'') with Graves being styled ''Robert von Ranke Graves'', which is how he is credited in all German editions of his works.