In 1939, Marguerite Yourcenar, at the outbreak of World War II, moved to the United States. She was in exile, but also inaugurates many new themes, namely the artist's struggle to maintain and express his sensibilities in a hostile environment. Yourcenar's life from this time on was consumed by travel and literary projects, many of the latter involving the revision or completion of work from previous decades .During this “second life” Marguerite Yourcenar's metaphysical thinking expressed itself through myth, and, as the writer herself affirms, many of her characters thus represent "figures of mythical magnitude”.
Regnare su monti deserti. Le due vite di Marguerite Y.
ZECCHI, Lina
2006-01-01
Abstract
In 1939, Marguerite Yourcenar, at the outbreak of World War II, moved to the United States. She was in exile, but also inaugurates many new themes, namely the artist's struggle to maintain and express his sensibilities in a hostile environment. Yourcenar's life from this time on was consumed by travel and literary projects, many of the latter involving the revision or completion of work from previous decades .During this “second life” Marguerite Yourcenar's metaphysical thinking expressed itself through myth, and, as the writer herself affirms, many of her characters thus represent "figures of mythical magnitude”.
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