The Marble Faun, in full The Marble Faun; or, The Romance of Monte Beni, novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in It is one of the works Hawthorne called romances—“unrealistic” stories in exotic settings. The novel’s central metaphor is a statue of a faun by Praxiteles that Hawthorne had seen in Rome. In the faun’s fusing of animal and human characteristics, Hawthorne found an Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne. by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Marble Faun is a gothic romance concerning three young Americans and one young Italian Count who meet in Rome. The book features picturesque descriptions of historic art and architecture in Rome as a backdrop to a tale of mystery, murder, and romance. Nathaniel Hawthorne and his family lived for several years in Italy, and his experiences there inspired him to write The Marble Faun, or the Romance of Monte Beni. Published in , it became his best selling novel, but few readers today have ever heard of it, much less read it.4/5(19).
The Romance of Monte Beni Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne Release Date: Febru [EBook #] Last Updated: Decem Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE MARBLE FAUN, VOLUME II. *** Produced by Michael Pullen and David Widger. Literature Network» Nathaniel Hawthorne» The Marble Faun» Chapter Chapter Chapter XXXVI: Hilda's Tower. The authoritative text of The Marble Faun is the edition published by the Ohio State University Press in as a volume of the Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne [ ]. It is approved for teaching purposes by the Modern Language Association. A more accessible edition of the version is in the Library of America series.
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 The Marble Faun, written on the eve of the American Civil War, is set in a fantastical Italy. The romance mixes elements of a fable, pastoral, gothic novel, and travel guide. This novel is a provocative look at American artists abroad and a groundbreaking exploration of the influence of European thought on American morality that anticipates the work of Henry James, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway, among others. Written by Rudolf Pretzler. The last novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne paints a surreal picture of guilt, love and responsibility when describing the adventures of three Americans and one Italian in the eternal city of Rome. The book starts by introducing the characters.
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