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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

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 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

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 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

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

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

Gustave Flaubert: Die Versuchung des heiligen Antonius. ?bersetzt und mit einem Vorwort und vierzehn Holzschnitten versehen von Hermann Lismann La Tentation de saint Antoine Erstdruck: Paris, 1874. Hier in der ?bersetzung von Hermann Lismann, M?nchen, Berlin, Leipzig, Verlag... Read Full Overview

The Temptation of St. Antony, Vol. 7: Or, a Revelation of the Soul Some ten paces or so from the cell a tall cross is planted in the ground; and, at the other end of the platform, a gnarled old palm-tree leans over the abyss, for the side of the mountain is scarped; and at the... Read Full Overview

The Temptation of Saint Anthony is a novel by the French author Gustave Flaubert published in 1874. Flaubert spent his whole adult life working fitfully on the book. In 1845, at age 24, Flaubert visited the Balbi Palace in Genoa, and was inspired by a painting of the same... Read Full Overview

La Tentation de saint Antoine est un po?me en prose de Gustave Flaubert (1849-1856-1870), publi? en 1874. Il existe deux versions ant?rieures au texte publi? en 1874: l'une date de 1849 et l'autre de 1856. Le texte est d?dicac? ? Alfred Le Poittevin: ? la m?moire d'Alfred Le... Read Full Overview