La tentation de Saint Antoine by Gustave Flaubert
"La tentation de Saint Antoine" by Gustave Flaubert is a prose narrative published in 1874. In the Theban desert, the hermit Saint Anthony confronts a succession of demonic visions and temptations—carnal desires, worldly power, and religious doubt. His disciple Hilarion challenges him with contradictory scriptures and diverse gods, while demonic forces reveal the universe's secrets. As Anthony witnesses matter's extraordinary abundance, he momentarily yearns to dissolve into it. This symbolic work uniquely
blends fourth-century Greco-Roman evocation with modern theories, creating tableaux of striking visual beauty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880 |
|---|---|
| Title | La tentation de Saint Antoine |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptation_of_Saint_Anthony_(novel) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tentation_de_saint_Antoine_(Flaubert) |
| Credits | Produced by Anne Dreze and Marc D'Hooghe |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Biographical fiction |
| Subject | Christian fiction |
| Subject | Egypt -- Fiction |
| Subject | Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, approximately 250-355 or 356 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Christian saints -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 10982 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-10982-4 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 603 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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