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A book that deeply influenced the young Freud and was the inspiration for many artists, The Temptation of Saint Anthony was Flaubert's lifelong work, thirty years in the making. Based on the story of the third-century saint who lived on an isolated mountaintop in the Egyptian... Read Full Overview

The Temptation of Saint Anthony is a historical novel. It takes as its subject the famous temptation faced by Saint Anthony the Great in the Egyptian desert, a theme often repeated in medieval and modern art. It is written in the form of a play script. It details one night in... Read Full Overview

The Temptation of St. Anthony is a novel written by Gustave Flaubert that explores the inner turmoil and spiritual struggles of the Christian saint, Anthony. The story takes place in the Egyptian desert, where Anthony is tormented by a series of surreal and fantastical visions... Read Full Overview

La tentaci n de San Antonio es el que mejor expresa la naturaleza profunda del escritor. Esta obra le acompa toda su vida, pues hizo de ella tres versiones. El tema de la prueba de fuerza con el Diablo le obsesion desde su juventud, y concibi la idea de escribir este drama... Read Full Overview

The Temptation of St. Anthony is a novel written by Gustave Flaubert, first published in 1874. It is a fictionalized account of the life of Saint Anthony of Egypt, a Christian monk who lived in the 4th century AD. The novel is divided into three parts, each describing a different... Read Full Overview

The hermit tempted by the Devil: Flaubert first becomes aware of his greatness looking at a painting by Brueghel. From then on, he knows it: Saint Antoine will be his life's work. For almost thirty years, he rewrites this poetic and mystical project that will remain his most... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

En 1845, sa soeur Caroline Flaubert pouse le camarade et ami d'enfance de Gustave, mile Hamard. Il les accompagne lors de leur voyage de noces en Italie. Au palais Balbi de G nes, il admire le c l bre tableau jadis attribu Pieter Brueghel l'Ancien, La Tentation de saint... Read Full Overview

The Temptation of St. Anthony by Gustave Flaubert and translated by Lafcadio Hearn. The Temptation of Saint Anthony (French La Tentation de Saint Antoine) is a book which the French author Gustave Flaubert spent his whole adult life fitfully working on. In 1845, at age 24, Flaubert... Read Full Overview

Cette oeuvre fait partie de la s rie TREDITION CLASSICS. La maison d' dition tredition, bas e Hambourg, a publi dans la s rie TREDITION CLASSICS des ouvrages anciens de plus de deux mill naires. Ils taient pour la plupart puis s ou unique-ment disponible chez les bouquinistes... Read Full Overview

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. A book that deeply influenced the young Freud and was the inspiration for many artists, The Temptation of Saint Anthony was Flaubert's lifelong work, thirty years in the making. Based on the story of the... Read Full Overview