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The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni, also known by the British title Transformation, was the last of the four major romances by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and was published in 1860. The Marble Faun, written on the eve of the American Civil War, is set in a fantastical Italy.
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- 1860
The Marble Faun is a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne published in 1860. It tells the story of Donatello, a passionate young Italian, and the three artists whose acquaintance he makes in Rome.
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- 1860
The Marble Faun. Nathaniel Hawthorne, Susan Manning (Editor) 3.47. 3,242 ratings231 reviews. The fragility-and the durability-of human life and art dominate this story of American expatriates in Italy in the mid-nineteenth century.
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A romance and a moral allegory set in Rome and Tuscany, where four friends deal with love, guilt, and evil. The novel explores the themes of original sin, art, culture, and religion in Hawthorne's style of Gothic romance and melodrama.
Feb 25, 2006 · A classic novel by the American author, set in Rome and inspired by the ancient sculpture of the Faun of Praxiteles. Read the full text online or download it for free in various formats.
Learn about the plot and characters of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Marble Faun, set in Italy and featuring four artists with different personalities and fates. Find out how they are compared to historical and fictional figures and how they deal with guilt and love.
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Befriended by Donatello, a young Italian with the classical grace of the 'Marble Faun', Miriam, Hilda, and Kenyon find their pursuit of art taking a sinister turn as Miriam's unhappy past precipitates the present into tragedy.
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
