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Appendix 9 A Note on the Scholar Robert Graves
Robert Graves had a uniquely brilliant span of knowledge about
ancient times. He is highly acclaimed as an author, poet and classical
scholar. His histories of Roman and Greek times in I Claudius and the
Argonauts received many accolades. I Claudius became a successful
television series.
Graves’ books demonstrate extensive academic investigation. He
corresponded with collaborators such as Sir Ronald Storrs, Classical
Scholar and Orientalist, who was also a successor in office to Sergius
Paulus and Pontius Pilate.
One of Robert Graves’ major achievements is the least
understood. He re-established the lost knowledge of the Celtic Bards by
deciphering their holy tree alphabet.
A key feature of Graves’ method is that he publishes in true
Popperian fashion, baring all to public criticism. There is rarely much
criticism because few can keep up with his logic and even fewer can
critically match the breadth of his argument.
Graves' independent career risked all on the maintenance of
reputation and he is highly respected for this. His non-fiction book The
White Goddess and historical fiction novel King Jesus are prime examples
of Graves' straightforward ‘semi-circular saw’ analysis.
Graves is always incisive, eloquent, tested, important and scarce.
He constantly thinks about his own thinking in a feedback correction that
consciously avoids bias. His cognitive approach to personal psychology
and honest authorship based on argumentative self-disputation were not
formally recognized by US pioneer psychologists like Albert Ellis until at
least 20 or 30 years after Graves used it. Furthermore, despite the
awesome power of his mind, Robert Graves is a humble man. His respect
for the beliefs of all parties and the careful language of his books
demonstrates this, while not obscuring the thrust of his scientific approach
to mythology.
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