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How Marguerite Yourcenar’s Hadrian Sees the Law Serving Human Interests

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Hadrian, like other characters of Marguerite Yourcenar, distrusts the law, but he strives to improve people’s lives by trying to adapt the law to the spirit of the times and to achieve harmony even if there is always a gap between the ideal and reality.

Source: Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature

DOI: 10.17951/lsmll.2025.49.1.27-38

Author: Rémy Poignault

Institutions: Maison des sciences humaines, Centre de Recherches sur les Littératures et la Sociopoétique

Language: English

Topic: French Literature and Critical Theory

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4409269442

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