Salambó by Gustave Flaubert
"Salambó" by Gustave Flaubert is a historical novel published in 1862. Set in third-century BC Carthage during the Mercenary War following Carthage's defeat by Rome, the story follows Salammbô, a priestess and fictional daughter of General Hamilcar Barca. When unpaid mercenaries revolt against the city, their leader Matho becomes obsessed with Salammbô and steals Carthage's sacred veil—the zaimph—believed to protect the city. Flaubert meticulously reconstructs Carthaginian culture through detailed descriptions of battles,
customs, and daily life, blending historical figures with romantic fiction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880 |
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| Translator | Bayo, Ciro, 1860-1939 |
| Uniform Title | Salammbô. Spanish |
| Title | Salambó |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salammb%C3%B4 Wikipedia page about this book: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamb%C3%B3 |
| Credits | Ramón Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Digital Hispánica/Biblioteca Nacional de España.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 51.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Spanish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Carthage (Extinct city) -- History -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 66285 |
| Release Date | Sep 13, 2021 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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