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The Temptation of Saint Anthony - A Historical Novel (Complete Edition)

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The Temptation of Saint Anthony - A Historical Novel (Complete Edition) - Flaubert, Gustave
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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 the life of Anthony the Great where Anthony is faced with great temptations, and it was inspired by the painting, which he saw at the Balbi Palace in Genoa. Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) was an influential French writer who was perhaps the leading ...

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The Temptation of Saint Anthony - A Historical Novel (Complete Edition) 2019, E-Artnow

ISBN-13: 9788027330683

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