Herodias by Gustave Flaubert - Gustave Flaubert

By Gustave Flaubert

Release Date: 2018-01-01

Genre: Fiction

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Herodias is a short story by Gustave Flaubert, one of the great masters of French literature. It is a reworking of the tale of Salomé and John the Baptist, in which faith and cruelty are blended in a deadly dance culminating in tragedy. A stylistic masterpiece, with orientalist sensuality and an inspired dive into religious fervor, this short story brings the ancient era to the most colorful possible life.

Herodias by Gustave Flaubert - Gustave Flaubert

By Gustave Flaubert

Release Date: 2018-01-01

Genre: Fiction

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Herodias is a short story by Gustave Flaubert, one of the great masters of French literature. It is a reworking of the tale of Salomé and John the Baptist, in which faith and cruelty are blended in a deadly dance culminating in tragedy. A stylistic masterpiece, with orientalist sensuality and an inspired dive into religious fervor, this short story brings the ancient era to the most colorful possible life.

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