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Memoirs of Hadrian : and reflections on the composition of Memoirs of Hadrian by Yourcenar, Margaret is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Memoirs of Hadrian : and reflections on the composition of Memoirs of Hadrian about?

Written in the form of a testamentary letter from the Emperor Hadrian to his successor, the youthful Marcus Aurelius, this work is as extraordinary for its psychological depth as for its accurate reconstruction of the second century of our era. The author describes the book as a meditation upon history, but this meditation is built upon intensive study of the personal and political life of a great and complex character as seen by himself and his contemporaries, both friends and enemies. Marguerite Yourcenar reconstructs Hadrian's arduous early years, his triumphs and reversals, and his gradual reordering of a war-torn world.

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Author
Yourcenar, Margaret
Publisher
Noonday : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published
1963
Language
EN
ISBN
9780374529260
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Romance, Fiction, Memoir
Rating
4.25 / 5 (83 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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