The complete online text of Herodias by Gustave Flaubert.

The enduring literary fame of Gustave Flaubert was established all at one go, in the course of a famous trial that simultaneously brought him success and scandal. In 1857, when Madame Bovary (translated 1881) was appearing in serial form, the imperial pr...

The French novelist Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) was one of the most important forces in creating the modern novel as a conscious art form and in launching, much against his will, the realistic school in France. Gustave Flaubert was born on Dec. 12, 1821...

Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Herodias Section One The scene of Herodias is the citadel of Machaerus, stronghold of the Tetrarch Herod Antipas, ruler of Palestine under the Roman protectorate. It is dawn, and Antipas is staring out over the battlements at the arid landscape below...

(ProQuest Information and Learning: ... denotes non-USASCII text omitted.) (ProQuest Information and Learning: ... denotes formulae omitted.) Our earliest ancient narratives of the death of John the Baptizer are found in Mark 6:14-29; Matt 14:1-12; and Josephus, Ant. 18.116-19. Interestingly, the Gospel...