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An historical novel that interweaves historical and fictional characters. The action takes place immediately before and during the Mercenary Revolt against Carthage in the third century BC. This book, which Flaubert researched painstakingly, is largely an exercise in sensuous and violent exoticism. The Carthaginian costumes described therein even left traces on the fashions of the time Salammbô : Gustave Flaubert : Free Download, Borrow, and ... Aug 09, 2008 · EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item
Salammbô · Gustave Flaubert · English - [PDF] [ePub] [Kindle] THE FEAST . It was at Megara, a suburb of Carthage, in the gardens of Hamilcar. The soldiers whom he had commanded in Sicily were having a great feast to celebrate the anniversary of the battle of Eryx, and as the master was away, and they were numerous, they ate and drank with perfect freedom. Amazon.com: Salammbô (Cronos Classics) (French Edition ... The interesting point is the author tried to insulate historicity with the knowledge he got (which was not a lot) and arrive to create a violent (war and blood everywhere) and sensual (Salammbo and all she did is symbolic) exoticism. For these, it is good. If you want to read Flaubert, my advice is to read Salammbo and forget Madam Bovary. Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert - Free eBook Mar 07, 2009 · Flaubert spent several years researching this book about an army of mercenaries who revolt against ancient Carthage. The book is a combination of history and myth not unlike Homer’s Iliad. Like the Iliad it is a larger than life epic, but this tale has neither poetry nor heroes.
THE FEAST . It was at Megara, a suburb of Carthage, in the gardens of Hamilcar. The soldiers whom he had commanded in Sicily were having a great feast to celebrate the anniversary of the battle of Eryx, and as the master was away, and they were numerous, they ate and drank with perfect freedom. Amazon.com: Salammbô (Cronos Classics) (French Edition ... The interesting point is the author tried to insulate historicity with the knowledge he got (which was not a lot) and arrive to create a violent (war and blood everywhere) and sensual (Salammbo and all she did is symbolic) exoticism. For these, it is good. If you want to read Flaubert, my advice is to read Salammbo and forget Madam Bovary. Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert - Free eBook Mar 07, 2009 · Flaubert spent several years researching this book about an army of mercenaries who revolt against ancient Carthage. The book is a combination of history and myth not unlike Homer’s Iliad. Like the Iliad it is a larger than life epic, but this tale has neither poetry nor heroes.
Salammbô est un roman historique de Gustave Flaubert, paru en 1862 chez Michel Lévy. Il prend pour sujet la Guerre des Mercenaires, iiie siècle av. J.-C., qui opposa la ville de Carthage avec les Mercenaires barbares qu elle avait employés pendant la première Guerre punique, et qui se révoltèrent, furieux de ne pas avoir reçu la solde convenue.
An historical novel that interweaves historical and fictional characters. The action takes place immediately before and during the Mercenary Revolt against Carthage in the third century BC. This book, which Flaubert researched painstakingly, is largely an exercise in sensuous and violent exoticism. The Carthaginian costumes described therein even left traces on the fashions of the time Salammbô : Gustave Flaubert : Free Download, Borrow, and ... Aug 09, 2008 · EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item