This is a beautiful book where the author re-writes the memoirs of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. Reading this book is pleasant being rich of tones of phylosophy, art, ancient religion, love, culture, spiritual travel with a veil of disenchantment and nostalgia.I have read this book some years ago and I have appreciated it very much. Probably I'll read it again also because usually a second reading make you notice aspects and details passed up during the first reading.
This is a book everyone can read: I suggest its reading possibly outdoor, in the Nature, under a tree, because often the place where we read plays an important role having its harmony with the book we are reading.
In this case, I wouldn't read this book at home, sitting on a sofa, in the dining room; these things have nothing to do with it.
It is as in the case of wines: books should be combined with a precise mood, location, background music, seasons, drinks, weather,...
so, as for wines, this is the following book-tasting table:
M. Yourcenar: Memoirs of Hadrian
- mood: nostalgia, malancholy
- location: outdoor, nature
- suggested music: ambient, antique or renaissance music
- season: summer
- weather: sun
- suggested drink: white wine
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