🪷 In this interview, Marguerite #Yourcenar discusses "Memoirs of Hadrian" and #Hadrian 's love for #Antinous. Notice her lovely French pronunciation of "Antinous", softer than the dentalized English "An-TIN-oh-us". Watch: youtu.be/aafDzs_jssA More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/11/marguerite-yourcenar-shows-you-how-to.html 🪷

🪷 November 1st was the date chosen by #MargueriteYourcenar for the death of Antinous in her novel #Hadrian 's Memoirs (#MémoiresDHadrien), the finest #HistoricalNovel of the 20th century. #Yourcenar is a saint of #Antinous for this work of extraordinarily brilliant #HistoricalFiction.🪷

Insomnie
#citation #insomnie #Yourcenar

« Qu'est notre insomnie, sinon l'obstination maniaque de notre intelligence à manufacturer des pensées, des suites de raisonnements, des syllogismes et des définitions bien à elle, son refus d'abdiquer en faveur de la divine stupidité des yeux clos ou de la sage folie des songes ? L'homme qui ne dort pas ... se refuse plus ou moins consciemment à faire confiance au flot des choses. »
– M. Yourcenar, Mémoires d'Hadrien, Gallimard, 1974, p. 27-28

L'Œuvre au noir
Marguerite Yourcenar

Lu et déposé dans une boîte à livres le 27 septembre 2025

#Book #Livres #Livre #Lecture #Bibliothèque #Roman #Auteur #Littérature #Histoire #Pages #Écriture #Poésie #Essai #Édition #Classique #Conte #lecture #Lyon #Yourcenar

📚 August 9th is #BookLoversDay: "Memoirs of Hadrian" (Mémoires d'Hadrien) by Marguerite #Yourcenar is the finest Historical Novel ever written. #NationalBookLoversDay 📚

@Richboy50 "Memoirs Of Hadrian" by Marguerite #Yourcenar is available at all major booksellers: https://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-Hadrian-Classics-Marguerite-Yourcenar/dp/0374529264

🪷 #MargueriteYourcenar was born 8 June 1903, died 17 December 1987. #Antinous #BookTip: "Memoirs of #Hadrian" (#MémoiresDHadrien) by Marguerite #Yourcenar is the finest Historical Novel ever written. Full tribute: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/12/marguerite-yourcenar-is-saint-of.html 🪷

🪷 4 May is #BirdDay: In Marguerite #Yourcenar's novel "Hadrian's Memoirs" #Antinous has a beloved falcon on his fateful tour of Egypt with #Hadrian in 130 AD. The pet bird plays a key role in a witch's spell to prolong the Emperor's life. Details here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/02/grieving-hadrian-returns-to-canopus.html 🪷

📖 VIRGINIA WOOLF

Les Vagues
Préface et traduction de Marguerite Yourcenar.
Le Livre de Poche / Stock

#lesvagues #virginiawoolf #woolf #yourcenar #margueriteyourcenar #litterature #litteratureanglaise🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #lelivredepoche #lectureahautevoix

🪷 23 April is UNESCO #WorldBookDay: Our BookTip: #TheLoveGod by #MartinCampbell is a well-researched, fast-paced novel of the life of #Antinous. The best historical fiction book on #Hadrian and #Antinoos since #Yourcenar's #HadriansMemoirs. Order: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/1500902543 🪷

" Messieurs,
... une espèce d’équivalent masculin et paradoxal de la parthénogenèse − un mot inouï et prodigieusement singulier : Madame."

Madame,
... Je ne vous cacherai pas, Madame, que ce n’est pas parce que vous êtes une femme que vous êtes ici aujourd’hui : c’est parce que vous êtes un grand écrivain. "

Jean d'ORMESSON à Marguerite YOURCENAR, Réception suite à l'élection de Marguerite Yourcenar à l'Académie Française, 1981.

#Yourcenar #Ormesson #AcademieFrancaise #Litterature #Gentleman

🪷 #WorldBookDay #BookTip: #TheLoveGod by #MartinCampbell is a well-researched, fast-paced novel of the life of #Antinous. The best historical fiction book on #Hadrian and #Antinoos since #Yourcenar's #HadriansMemoirs. Order: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/1500902543 🪷

📚 #WorldBookDay
#Antinous #BookTip: Memoirs of #Hadrian (#MémoiresDHadrien) by Marguerite #Yourcenar is the finest Historical Novel ever written.📚

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 3/20  #books #BookChallenge #yourcenar

🪷 #MargueriteYourcenar was born 8 June 1903, died 17 December 1987. #Antinous #BookTip: "Memoirs of #Hadrian" (#MémoiresDHadrien) by Marguerite #Yourcenar is the finest Historical Novel ever written. Full tribute: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/12/marguerite-yourcenar-is-saint-of.html 🪷

🪷🪐 #WinterSolstice #Saturnalia #BookTip: #TheLoveGod by #MartinCampbell is a well-researched, fast-paced novel of the life of #Antinous. The best historical fiction book on #Hadrian and #Antinoos since #Yourcenar's #HadriansMemoirs. Order here: https://www.amazon.com/The-Love-God-Martin-Campbell/dp/1500902543 Full review at the #Antinous the Gay God Blog: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-love-god-by-martin-campbell-is.html 📚🪷

🪷 1 Nov was the date chosen by #MargueriteYourcenar for the death of Antinous in her novel #Hadrian's Memoirs (#MémoiresDHadrien), the finest #HistoricalNovel of the 20th century. #Yourcenar is a saint of #Antinous for this work of extraordinarily brilliant #HistoricalFiction.🪷

🪷 17 September is #NationalPetBirdDay: In Marguerite #Yourcenar's novel "Hadrian's Memoirs" #Antinous has a beloved falcon on his fateful tour of Egypt with #Hadrian in 130 AD. The pet bird plays a key role in a witch's spell to prolong the Emperor's life: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/08/antinous-in-canopus-egypt-in-130-ad.html 🪷

🪷 #MargueriteYourcenar was born 8 June 1903, died 17 Dec 1987. #Antinous #BookTip: "Memoirs of #Hadrian" (#MémoiresDHadrien) by Marguerite #Yourcenar is the finest Historical Novel ever written. Full tribute: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/12/marguerite-yourcenar-is-saint-of.html 🪷

🪷 In May 130 AD, #Antinous visited fabled #Palmyra where he was initiated into the #Mithras cult, writes Marguerite #Yourcenar in "Memoirs of Hadrian." @AntoniusSubia says: "We celebrate the initiation of #Antinoos into the mysteries of Mithras." More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/05/antinous-visited-palmyra-and-underwent.html 🪷