The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 1 by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Author Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
Title The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 1
Note Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marble_Faun
Note Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary "The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 1" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel written in the mid-19th century. It explores themes of art, morality, and the connections between humanity and nature through a narrative set in Rome, where the lives of four main characters intersect. These characters are artists: Miriam, Hilda, Kenyon, and Donatello, who forms a central figure with a striking resemblance to the Faun of Praxiteles. The beginning of the novel introduces the four friends in a sculpture gallery in Rome, where they are struck by the likeness of Donatello to an ancient statue. As they engage in playful banter about this resemblance, Hawthorne reveals layers of each character's personality—Miriam's artistic fervor combined with a hint of melancholy, Hilda's innocent wisdom, Kenyon's sculptor's pride, and Donatello's simplicity and naivety. The atmosphere is richly filled with the weight of history that influences their interactions and reflections on art, nature, and emotion, setting the stage for deeper explorations as the narrative unfolds. The opening sections establish a dreamy, contemplative mood that suggests impending moral complexities and emotional entanglements among the characters, drawing readers into their world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Psychological fiction
Subject Love stories
Subject Nobility -- Fiction
Subject Rome (Italy) -- Fiction
Subject Artists -- Fiction
Subject Murder -- Fiction
Subject Americans -- Italy -- Fiction
Subject Women art students -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 2181
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 27, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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