From Egypt to France: On the Reception of Saint Antony the Great, Comparing the Orthodox Heritage with Gustave Flaubert’s The Temptation of Saint Antony
Dmitry Mayorov & Thommaso Manzon Abstract This work consists in a comparative analysis of St Athanasius’ Life of Anthony and Gustave Flaubert’s The Temptation of St Anthony. We find that these two works present two different Weltanschauungen, each providing important cultural and philosophical input on the philosophical ideas and perspectives of their authors. Accordingly, … [Read more…]