Memoirs of Hadrian
And Reflections on the Composition of Memoirs of Hadrian
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- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2001
Summary
In her magnificent novel, Marguerite Yourcenar recreates the life and death of one of the great rulers of the ancient world. The Emperor Hadrian, aware his demise is imminent, writes a long valedictory letter to Marcus Aurelius, his future successor. The Emperor meditates on his past, describing his accession, military triumphs, love of poetry and music, and the philosophy that informed his powerful and far-flung rule. A work of superbly detailed research and sustained empathy, Memoirs of Had…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141184968 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141184965 |
| Author: | Marguerite Yourcenar, Paul Bailey, Grace Frick |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2001 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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About The Author
Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Yourcenar (8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist. Winner of the Prix Femina and the Erasmus Prize, she was the first woman elected to the Académie française, in 1980, and the seventeenth person to occupy Seat 3.
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