Memoirs of Hadrian
内容简介
In her magnificent novel, Marguerite Yourcenor 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 Hadrian captures the living spirit of the Emperor and of Ancient Rome.
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作者简介
Marguerite Yourcenar is one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century. Author of over twenty books--of which Hadrian is her acknowledged masterpiece--she was the first woman elected to the Academie Française. She died in 1987.
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目录
CONTENTS
Introduction by Paul Bailey
Animula Vagula Blandula
Varius Multiplex Multiformis
Tellus Stabilita
Saeculum Aureum
Disciplina Augusta
Patientia
Bibliographical Note
Reflections on the Composition of Memoirs of Hadrian
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读书文摘
对每个人而言，生命是一场已被接受的溃败。说我来日不多、寥寥可数，有何意义？世事本来如此，人人皆如此。其实我们始终朝那目标前进，未曾休止；只因地点、时间和方式不明，致使终点难以辨识。
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