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The marble faun is a gothic romance concerning three young americans and one young italian count who meet in rome. The marble faun is full of rich atmospheric description that transports the reader instantly into the streets the churches the galleries and the classical architecture of 19th century rome. Hawthorne is a masterful writer indeed. The couples pair off with miriam and donatello forming one pair and kenyon and hilda the other.

English country of origin. The marble faun concerns three young american artists miriam hilda and kenyon and their italian faun like friend donatello whose characters are transformed while on their stay in rome the eternal city. Or the romance of monte beni is a novel by british author nathaniel hawthorne published in 1860. The novel is set in italy and focuses on four main characters.

The author s evocative descriptions of classic sites made the marble faun a favorite guidebook to rome for victorian tourists but this richly ambiguous symbolic romance is also the story of a murder and a parable of the fall of man. The marble faun is very reminiscent of henry james novella daisy miller where a young and innocent american woman falls under the. You will find our hours in the about section under page information. As the characters find their civilized existence disrupted by the awful consequences of impulse hawthorne.

But then a terrible thing happens. Donatello is a happy go lucky handsome fellow who the other three compare to a statue of a marble faun at the beginning of the book. United states of america source. We hope you enjoy browsing through our catalog.

Welcome to the marble faun books gifts online store. 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. The four friends go for a stroll and climb a lane leading to a palace with a. There is a link below.