TY - BOOK AU - Flaubert,Gustave TI - La tentation de Saint Antoine AV - PQ PY - 2004/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Biographical fiction KW - Christian fiction KW - Egypt -- Fiction KW - Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, approximately 250-355 or 356 -- Fiction KW - Christian saints -- Fiction N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptation_of_Saint_Anthony_(novel) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tentation_de_saint_Antoine_(Flaubert); Release date is 2004-02-01; Produced by Anne Dreze and Marc D'Hooghe; Original publication data not identified N2 - "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.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10982 ER -