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The Temptation of Saint Anthony [Hardcover]

Gustave Flaubert (Author)


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March 31, 1981

Written in the structure of a play, Gustave Flaubert's The Temptation of Saint Antony describes one night in the life of Antony the Great, an Egyptian Christian who died in the 4th Century. Antony must fight the temptations that threaten to derail his belief in isolation as the most proper form of religious devotion.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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Text: English, French (translation)

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 293 pages
  • Publisher: Cornell University Press (March 31, 1981)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0801412390
  • ISBN-13: 978-0801412394
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,068,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), the younger son of a provincial doctor, briefly studied law before devoting himself to writing, with limited success during his lifetime. After the publication of Madame Bovary in 1857, he was prosecuted for offending public morals.

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