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Cette œuvre est à la fois roman, histoire et poésie. En imaginant les Mémoires d'un grand empereur romain, l'auteur a voulu "refaire du dedans ce que les archéologues du XIXe siècle ont fait du dehors". Jugeant sans complaisance sa vie d'homme et son œuvre politique, Hadrien n'ignore pas que Rome finira un jour par périr, mais son réalisme romain et son humanisme hérité des Grecs lui font sentir l'importance de penser et de servir jusqu'au bout.

Reescritos a menudo en un lapso de medio siglo, rescatados de los archivos polvorientos de los inéditos, arañados con tesón al olvido, fruto de años de esfuerzo obsesivo, los Cuentos completos de Marguerite Yourcenar forman un compendio de las preocupaciones de una narradora fundamental en la literatura del siglo XX, a la vez que construyen una cámara de ecos en la que resuenan las contradicciones entre la convención social y el arrebato de las pasiones, la experiencia y la inocencia, la necesidad de saber y la conciliación de las ansias enfebrecidas con la áspera realidad de la historia.

Opus nigrum, una vieja fórmula alquímica para la obtención de la Gran Obra y que también simboliza las pruebas del espíritu en su proceso de liberación, es el título elegido por Marguerite Yourcenar para trazar la vida de Zenón, personaje inspirado en el químico alemán Paracelso, el médico español Miguel Servet, el filósofo italiano Tommaso Campanella y Leonardo da Vinci.

Giudicando la propria vita di uomo e l'opera politica, Adriano non ignora che Roma finirà un giorno per tramontare; e tuttavia il suo senso dell'umano, eredità che gli proviene dai Greci, lo sprona a pensare e servire sino alla fine. "Mi sentivo responsabile della bellezza del mondo" afferma, personaggio che porta su di sé i problemi degli uomini di ogni tempo, alla ricerca di un accordo tra la felicità e il metodo, fra l'intelligenza e la volontà.

All of the Shakespeare plays within the Argo Classics catalogue are performed by the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. The Marlowe was founded in 1907 with a mission to focus on effective delivery of verse, respect the integrity of texts and rescue neglected plays by Shakespeare’s contemporaries and the less performed plays of Shakespeare himself. The Marlowe has performed annually at Cambridge Arts Theatre since its opening in 1936 and continues to produce some of the finest actors of their generations.

Un roman-reportage glaçant et criant de modernité qui imagine un assassinat raté contre Mussolini. Un enregistrement remasterisé exceptionnel, contenant une interview exclusive de Marguerite Yourcenar.

"Dans "L'Amant", Marguerite Duras reprend sur le ton de la confidence les images et les thèmes qui hantent toute son œuvre. Ses lecteurs vont pouvoir ensuite descendre ce grand fleuve aux lenteurs asiatiques et suivre la romancière dans tous les méandres du delta, dans la moiteur des rizières, dans les secrets ombreux où elle a développé l'incantation répétitive et obsédante de ses livres, de ses films, de son théâtre."

Marguerite Yourcenar e il suo amore per l'astrologia

L’opera al nero è la storia di un personaggio immaginario, Zenone, medico, alchimista, filosofo, dalla nascita illegittima a Bruges nei primi anni...

Comme tous les héros de Marguerite Yourcenar, Alexis s'interroge pour mieux comprendre le monde et mieux se comprendre lui-même. Il cherche à sortir d'une situation fausse qui est l'échec de son mariage. Une longue lettre forme tout le récit où il prend sa femme à témoin du vain combat qu'il a mené contre son penchant naturel et sa vocation véritable.

While almost all of Marguerite Duras's novels have been translated into English, her debut The Impudent Ones (Les Impudents) has been a glaring exception - until now. Fans of Duras will be thrilled to discover the germ of her bold, vital prose and signature blend of memoir and fiction in this intense and mournful story of the Taneran family, which introduces Duras' classic themes of familial conflict, illicit romance, and scandal in the sleepy suburbs and southwest provinces of postwar France.

Many women have trouble with the image of the Virgin Mary, a young woman whose most esteemed quality has been celibacy. Yet, as Marguerite Mary Rigoglioso, Ph.D., reveals in inspiring depth, Mary was not just a docile maiden chosen by God to be the mother of Jesus. She was a great spiritual master in her own right: a sought-after healer and holy priestess who continued her public work long after Jesus’s resurrection.

De la Chine à la Grèce, des Balkans au Japon, les dix récits du recueil "Nouvelles orientales" sont inspirés de légendes venues d'ailleurs et témoignent du désir de montrer l'intime emmêlement du mythe et de la vie. Marguerite Yourcenar nous promène entre le rêve et la réalité, les choses et l'apparence des choses et médite sur le devenir des hommes, toujours en quête de sagesse.

Alexis o el tratado del inútil combate, una obra mayor en opinión de la crítica más cualificada, es el «retrato de una voz»—como ha llamado la misma Yourcenar a la larga carta que Alexis dirige a su esposa, en la que desmenuza dolorosamente su combate—en el que asistimos a la exposición de un tema del que pocos se atrevían a hablar en 1929, fecha en que fue publicado el libro.

Set in the 14th century, the classic story of one boy's personal heroism when he loses the use of his legs.

In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable. You will see how these parents create a sense of neglect and discover ways to heal from the pain and confusion caused by your childhood. By freeing yourself from your parents' emotional immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react to them, and avoid disappointment. Finally, you'll learn how to create positive new relationships so you can build a better life.

"Nope, that little feller don't look like he'll amount to much." That's what almost everyone said about Little Bub. But young Joel Goss knew that Little Bub was a special colt, even though he was a runt. When schoolteacher Justin Morgan asked Joel to gentle the colt, Joel was thrilled. Little Bub proved that size and breed weren't everything. Soon word spread throughout the entire Northeast that this spirited colt could pull heavier loads than a pair of oxen and run faster than thoroughbreds.

Generations of young readers continue to fall in love with Marguerite Henry’s “horse stories.” In one of her most famous, King of the Wind, the author traces the ancestry of the great Kentucky Derby winner, Man o’ War, whose mysterious pedigree is linked to the noble line leading from the Godolphin Arabian.

The Easy Life is the story of Francine Veyrenattes, a twenty-five-year-old woman who already feels like life is passing her by. After witnessing a series of tragedies on her family farm, she alternates between intense grief and staggering boredom as she discovers a curious detachment in herself, an inability to navigate the world as others do. Hoping to be cleansed of whatever ails her, she travels to the coast to visit the sea. But there she finds herself unraveling, uncertain of what is inside her.

"C'est un drôle de truc, l'écriture.", Marguerite Duras. "Être femme, c'est le résultat d'une histoire.", Simone de Beauvoir. "Il est des livres qu'on ne doit pas oser avant d'avoir dépassé quarante ans. On risque avant cet âge de méconnaître l’existence des grandes frontières naturelles qui séparent l'infinie variété des êtres.", Marguerite Yourcenar . "Il n’y a pas de vraie mémoire de soi.", Annie Ernaux.