{"product_id":"marguerite-yourcenars-hadrian-writing-the-life-of-a-roman-emperor-hardback-9781487548810","title":"Marguerite Yourcenar's Hadrian; Writing the Life of a Roman Emperor (Hardback) 9781487548810","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMarguerite Yourcenar's Hadrian\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWriting the Life of a Roman Emperor\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKeith Bradley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487548810\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 February 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e479 pages, 4 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.7 x 3.8 cm, 0.76 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarguerite Yourcenar is best known as the author of the 1951 novel \u003cem\u003eMémoires d\u0026amp;#x2019;Hadrien\u003c\/em\u003e, her recreation of the life of the Roman emperor Hadrian. The work can be examined from the perspective of the issues raised by writing Roman imperial biography at large and the many ways in which \u003cem\u003eMémoires\u003c\/em\u003e has a claim to historical authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMarguerite Yourcenar\u0026amp;#x2019;s Hadrian\u003c\/em\u003e, Keith Bradley explains how \u003cem\u003eMémoires d\u0026amp;#x2019;Hadrien\u003c\/em\u003e came to be written, gives details of Yourcenar\u0026amp;#x2019;s own biography, and describes some of the intricate historical problems that her novel\u0026amp;#x2019;s portrait of Hadrian presents. He draws on Yourcenar\u0026amp;#x2019;s correspondence, her interviews with journalists, and her literary corpus as a whole, emphasizing Yourcenar\u0026amp;#x2019;s profound knowledge of the ancient evidence on which her life of Hadrian is based and exploiting a wide range of contemporary Yourcenarian criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book pays special attention to the methods by which Yourcenar believed Hadrian\u0026amp;#x2019;s life history to be recoverable, compares examples of modern life-writing, and contrasts the procedures of conventional Roman biographers. Revealing how and why \u003cem\u003eMémoires d\u0026amp;#x2019;Hadrien\u003c\/em\u003e is as it is, \u003cem\u003eMarguerite Yourcenar\u0026amp;#x2019;s Hadrian\u003c\/em\u003e illustrates how imaginative literary recreation is often little different from historical speculation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Authenticity Pursued\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Authenticity Filtered \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Rules of the Game\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Accession\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Antinous\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Jewish War\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Rise and Fall\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Isle of Achilles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Residue\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670838604056,"sku":"9781487548810","price":62.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/marguerite-yourcenars-hadrian-writing-the-life-of-a-roman-emperor-hardback-9781487548810","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}