The Veil, the Fold, the Image: On Gustave Flaubert's Salammbo
The Veil, the Fold, the Image: On Gustave Flaubert's Salammbo
Gustave Flaubert thought of Salammbo as an archaeological novel. As he admitted to Feydeau, he intended his archaeological work to be only tentative. Apart from its epic qualities, one of the distinguishing features of this work to which literary critics have paid significant attention is Flaubert's taste for the tableau, manifest not only in the superbly painted landscapes, the plastic effects of his descriptions, but also stylistically and syntactically. This chapter gives a succinct summary of the plot of the novel whose action took place during the Mercenary War of 241–238
Keywords: Salammbo, archaeological novel, Mercenary War, Punic War, veil, fold, image
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