Drama & ScreenplaysLa tentation de Saint AntoineGustave Flaubert
Drama & Screenplays
La tentation de Saint Antoine
In the Theban desert, the hermit Saint Anthony confronts a succession of demonic visions and temptations—carnal desires, worldly power, and religious doubt.
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About this book
"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.
- Format
- EPUB
- Language
- French
- Length
- 150 pages
- Published
- 1 January 1874
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