Salammbo

An epic story of lust, cruelty, and sensuality, this historical novel is set in Carthage in the days following the First Punic War with Rome.

An epic story of lust, cruelty, and sensuality, this historical novel is set in Carthage in the days following the First Punic War with Rome.

Salammb est le c l bre roman historique de Gustave Flaubert, paru en 1862. Il prend pour sujet la Guerre des Mercenaires, IIIe si cle av. J.-C., qui opposa la ville de Carthage aux Mercenaires barbares qu'elle avait employ s pendant la premi re Guerre punique, et qui se r volt rent, furieux de ne pas avoir re u la solde convenue. Flaubert chercha respecter l'Histoire connue, mais profita du peu d'informations disponibles pour d crire un Orient l'exotisme sensuel et violent.

Salammb est le c l bre roman historique de Gustave Flaubert, paru en 1862. Il prend pour sujet la Guerre des Mercenaires, IIIe si cle av. J.-C., qui opposa la ville de Carthage aux Mercenaires barbares qu'elle avait employ s pendant la premi re Guerre punique, et qui se r volt rent, furieux de ne pas avoir re u la solde convenue. Flaubert chercha respecter l'Histoire connue, mais profita du peu d'informations disponibles pour d crire un Orient l'exotisme sensuel et violent.

The novel Salammbo (published in 1862) interweaves historical and fictional characters. The action takes place before and during the Mercenary Revolt, an uprising of mercenaries in the employ of Carthage in the 3rd century BC. --- An unfinished opera by Modest Mussorgsky, a silent film by Pierre Marodon and a play by Charles Ludlam are among the many adaptations of Flaubert's novel. --- Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), famous French novelist, known for his endless search for "le mot juste" (the precise word); author of Madame Bovary (1857). In 1858, in order to gather material for Salammbo, Flaubert paid a visit to Carthage.

The novel Salammbo (published in 1862) interweaves historical and fictional characters. The action takes place before and during the Mercenary Revolt, an uprising of mercenaries in the employ of Carthage in the 3rd century BC. --- An unfinished opera by Modest Mussorgsky, a silent film by Pierre Marodon and a play by Charles Ludlam are among the many adaptations of Flaubert's novel. --- Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), famous French novelist, known for his endless search for "le mot juste" (the precise word); author of Madame Bovary (1857). In 1858, in order to gather material for Salammbo, Flaubert paid a visit to Carthage.