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Marguerite Yourcenar

1903 - 1987

Marguerite Yourcenar, pseudonyme de Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour, née le 8 juin 1903 à Bruxelles et morte le 17 décembre 1987 à Bar Harbor dans l'État du Maine (États-Unis), est une femme de lettres française (naturalisée américaine en 1947). Romancière, nouvelliste et autobiographe, elle est aussi poétesse, traductrice, essayiste et critique littéraire. Elle est la première femme élue membre de l'Académie française en 1980.

Des romans historiques aux mémoires autobiographiques, l'œuvre de Yourcenar se caractérise d'abord par l'élaboration esthétique de sa langue, au style épuré et classique, et par le privilège donné à la narration. Inspirée à la fois par la sagesse orientale et la philosophie gréco-latine, la pensée de l'écrivaine se reconnaît notamment dans l'humanisme de la Renaissance entendu comme curiosité universelle nourrie par la lecture des livres anciens.

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  • Cover of: Философский камень

    First published in 1968 54 editions in 10 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition opusnigrum0000your Cover of edition luvreaunoir0000your Cover of edition abyss___00your Cover of edition lish00marg Cover of edition loeuvreaunoir00your
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    First published in 1984 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Memoirs of Hadrian: and reflections on the composition of Memoirs of Hadrian

    First published in 1951 128 editions in 22 languages — 14 previewable Cover of edition memoriasdeadrian0000marg Cover of edition memoirsofhadrian00yourrich Cover of edition memoriasdeadrian0000your Cover of edition memoriediadriano0000your Cover of edition memoriasdeadrian0000your_x5b6 Cover of edition memoriasdeadrian0000your_v2a7 Cover of edition memoirsofhadrian0000your Cover of edition memoirsofhadrian00marg Cover of edition memoirsofhadrian00your
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    First published in 1993 2 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Memorie di Adriano: seguite dai, Taccuini di appunti

    First published in 1984 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Povestiri orientale: Nouvelles orientales

    First published in 1993 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Gedenkbilder: eine Familiengeschichte

    First published in 1986 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1993 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Les yeux ouverts: entretiens avec Matthieu Galey

    First published in 1981 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Souvenirs pieux

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  • Cover of: Denier du rêve: roman

    First published in 1959 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1986 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Biography, French Authors, Love, Fiction, Fiction, general, Yourcenar, marguerite, 1903-1987, Authors, french, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Criticism and interpretation, Biographies, Famille, Fiction, short stories (single author), French Novelists, History, Translations into English, Authors, French, Childhood and youth, Family, Family relationships, French language materials, French poetry, Greek poetry, Hadrien, empereur romain, 76-138, Histoire, Interviews
Places
Nord (France : Dept.), Brügge, Europa, Europe, Japon, Kurland, Rome
People
Marguerite Yourcenar, Cleenewerck de Crayencour family, Marguerite Yourcenar (1903-1987), Yukio Mishima (1925-1970), ADRIANO EMPERADOR DE ROMA (76-138 d.C), Adriano Emperador de Roma (76-138), Cartier de Marchienne Familie, Emperor of Rome Hadrianus (76-138), Emperor of Rome, 76-138 Hadrian, Hadrian, Hadrian Emperor of Rome (76-138), Hadrianus Emperor of Rome (76-138), Michel de Crayencour, Michel de Crayencour (1853-1928), Publius Aelius Hadrianus imperatore romano (76-138)
Time
20th century, 117-138, 16th century, Geschichte 1919, Hadrian, 117-138, Siglo XVI, Siglo XX

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Alternative names

  • Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour
  • Marguerite de Crayencour
  • Yourcenar
  • Margureit Yourcenar
  • Yourcenar/Marguerite
  • Yourcenar Marguerite
  • Marguirite Yourcenar
  • M. Yourcenar
  • Margu Yourcenar
  • Yourcenar, Marguerite, 1903-1987 (Autor)

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September 4, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
September 4, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
December 19, 2021 Edited by Miguel Edited without comment.
December 19, 2021 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
August 24, 2010 Edited by Magnus Manske merge authors