· Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar is, to this day, my favorite book in and while I can’t see another take its place, I have already finished some other ones that left me speechless. Therefore, I must tell you about it before the others take over my thoughts bltadwin.rus: Both an exploration of character and a reflection on the meaning of history, Memoirs of Hadrian has received international acclaim since its first publication in France in In it, Marguerite Yourcenar reimagines the Emperor Hadrian's arduous boyhood, his triumphs and reversals, and finally, as emperor, his gradual reordering of a war-torn world, writing with the imaginative insight of a great writer of the Cited by: Memoirs of Hadrian, published originally as Mémoires d’Hadrien in , is the magnum opus of acclaimed French author Marguerite Yourcenar. The novel is a work of historical fiction narrated in the first person by Roman Emperor Hadrian in the form of a letter to his successor and adopted grandson Marcus Aurelius (“Mark”).
― Marguerite Yourcenar, quote from Memoirs of Hadrian "And nevertheless I have loved certain of my masters, and those strangely intimate though elusive relations existing between student and teacher, and the Sirens singing somewhere within the cracked voice of him who is first to reveal a new idea. Memoirs of Hadrian(Including Reflections On the Composition of Memoirs of Hadrian) Marguerite Yourcenar. Published by Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, ISBN ISBN A definite satisfactory which encourages one to Memoirs Of Hadrian Modern Library Giant|Marguerite Yourcenar2 take the service again. User Id: - 16 Sep
Memoirs Of Hadrian by Yourcenar, Marguerite. Topics North Collection digitallibraryindia; JaiGyan Language English. Memoirs Of Hadrian. Addeddate Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour (June 8, – Decem) was a French short story writer, novelist and essayist known as Marguerite Yourcenar. Best known for her novel Memoirs of Hadrian, she was the first woman to be elected to the Académie Française. Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar is, to this day, my favorite book in and while I can’t see another take its place, I have already finished some other ones that left me speechless. Therefore, I must tell you about it before the others take over my thoughts completely.
0コメント