The Marble Faun (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- First Published: 1860
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: Rome
- Principal Characters: Miriam, Hilda, Kenyon, Donatello
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Murder or homicide, Nineteenth century, Art or artists, Mistaken or secret identity, Sin or Original sin, Guilt, Obsession, Italy or Italians, Sculpting or sculptors, Rome
- Locales: Rome, Italy
The Story:
Nothing at all was known about Miriam. In the artistic world of Rome, she lived without revealing anything about herself and without arousing the curiosity or suspicion of those living around her. She enjoyed a friendship with Hilda, a young woman from New England, and Kenyon, a sculptor, which her mysterious origin did not shadow, so complete was their understanding and trust of one another.
One day, the three friends, accompanied by Donatello, a young Italian, saw a statue of the faun by Praxiteles. Struck by Donatello’s resemblance to the statue, they...
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