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Jean-Paul Bordes brings the Emperor to life, becoming one with this incandescent writing and this legendary figure. In the twilight of his life, Emperor Hadrian attempts to take a lucid look at existence by revisiting his own memories, from his military triumphs to his amorous passions, passing through the beauties of art and the pleasures of the body.<br><br> Composed by Marguerite Yourcenar using historical sources, this meditation constitutes a kind of empirical philosophical manual.