![]() ![]() At its best, architecture succeeds in the same way. Publisher : Secker & Warburg and The Book Society 1st edition (January 1, 1955) Language : English. ![]() Good literature has the power to enable spaces in the mind to dream. ![]() But the most impressive aspect to me was Yourcenar’s ability to create an atmosphere, which makes the narrative almost visible. Written by a female author, imagining the mind of a male ruler, the letters reflect on philosophical questions, human relations, and conflicts throughout life as such. The book is historical fiction, built up with a collection of letters from Emperor Hadrian to his successor and adopted grandson. Memoirs of Hadrian Both an exploration of character and a reflection on the meaning of history, Memoirs of Hadrian has received international acclaim. Addeddate 12:44:43 Identifier in.ernet.dli.2015.125737 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3dz5pq9x Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0 Ppi 600. Memoirs of Hadrian, historical novel by Marguerite Yourcenar, published in 1951 as Mémoires d’Hadrien. Hardly any architectural reference is to be found in the narrative by Yourcenar. It became one of those books made me nervous the closer I got to end because I didn’t want it to end. Before coming to Rome, my main impression of the Emperor Hadrian was the one. This time I couldn’t put the volume aside, and read it in less than a week. Memoirs of Hadrian - Marguerite Yourcenar. Recently I realised that I was myself 41 when I decided to give the book a second chance – to later edition with only the title on the cover and without the depiction of the handsome profile. Attracted to the beauty of the picture, I tried it out but soon after I gave it up. Both an exploration of character and a meditation on history, Marguerite Yourcenars novel Memoirs of Hadrian has received international acclaim since its. The cover of the first translation into Turkish was very appealing, with the handsome profile of an ancient bust of the Roman emperor Hadrian. My mother had read and put it on the pile of other books on her bedside table she was 41 and I was 15 years old. Memoirs of Hadrian (French: Mémoires dHadrien) is a novel by the Belgian-born French writer Marguerite Yourcenar about the life and death of Roman Emperor Hadrian. The Emperor meditates on his past, describing his accession. It was 1993 when I first picked up this book and tried to read it. The Emperor Hadrian writes a valedictory letter to Marcus Aurelius, his future successor. ![]()
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