Mémoires d'Hadrien by Marguerite Yourcenar

OL106843W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 94.86 Pages 294 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:2070298701 The name Yourcenar is an imperfect anagram of her original name, Crayencour. Urn:lcp:memoirsofhadrian1985your:epub:1264e275-3a12-4265-a2cc-545ccfe93da6 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier memoirsofhadrian1985your Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9b57jg4k Isbn 0140061711ĩ780140061710 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition Her masterpiece is Mmoires d'Hadrien, a historical novel constituting the fictionalized memoi She became a naturalized U.S. Yourcenar was also a literary critic and translator.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 18:06:38 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA109002 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Harmondsworth Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition 1. Her works were translated by the American Grace Frick, Yourcenar’s secretary and life companion. Her masterpiece is Mémoires d'Hadrien, a historical novel constituting the fictionalized memoirs of that 2nd-century Roman emperor.

In her most important books she re-creates past eras and personages, meditating thereby on human destiny, morality, and power. Yourcenar’s literary works are notable for their rigorously classical style, their erudition, and their psychological subtlety. The name “Yourcenar” is an imperfect anagram of her original name, “Crayencour.” Her masterpiece is Mémoires d'Hadrien, a historical novel constituting the fictionalized memoi Marguerite Yourcenar, original name Marguerite de Crayencour, was a french novelist, essayist, poet and short-story writer who became the first woman to be elected to the Académie Française (French Academy), an exclusive literary institution with a membership limited to 40. The name “Yourcenar” is an imperfect anagram of her original name, “Crayencour.” Yourcenar’s literary works are notable for their rigorously classical style, their erudition, and their psychological subtlety.

Marguerite Yourcenar, original name Marguerite de Crayencour, was a french novelist, essayist, poet and short-story writer who became the first woman to be elected to the Académie Française (French Academy), an exclusive literary institution with a membership limited to 40.

Mémoires d'Hadrien by Marguerite Yourcenar