Marble Faun
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1860
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- 01 - Chapter I: MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
- 02 - Chapter II: THE FAUN
- 03 - Chapter III: SUBTERRANEAN REMINISCENCES
- 04 - Chapter IV: THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB
- 05 - Chapter V: MIRIAM'S STUDIO
- 06 - Chapter VI: THE VIRGIN'S SHRINE
- 07 - Chapter VII: BEATRICE
- 08 - Chapter VIII: THE SUBURBAN VILLA
- 09 - Chapter IX: THE FAUN AND NYMPH
- 10 - Chapter X: THE SYLVAN DANCE
- 11 - Chapter XI: FRAGMENTARY SENTENCES
- 12 - Chapter XII: A STROLL ON THE PINCIAN
- 13 - Chapter XIII: A SCULPTOR'S STUDIO
- 14 - Chapter XIV: CLEOPATRA
- 15 - Chapter XV: AN AESTHETIC COMPANY
- 16 - Chapter XVI: A MOONLIGHT RAMBLE
- 17 - Chapter XVII: MIRIAM'S TROUBLE
- 18 - Chapter XVIII: ON THE EDGE OF A PRECIPICE
- 19 - Chapter XIX: THE FAUN'S TRANSFORMATION
- 20 - Chapter XX: THE BURIAL CHANT
- 21 - Chapter XXI: THE DEAD CAPUCHIN
- 22 - Chapter XXII: THE MEDICI GARDENS
- 23 - Chapter XXIII: MIRIAM AND HILDA
- 24 - Chapter XXIV: THE TOWER AMONG THE APENNINES
- 25 - Chapter XXV: SUNSHINE
- 26 - Chapter XXVI: THE PEDIGREE OF MONTE BENI
- 27 - Chapter XXVII: MYTHS
- 28 - Chapter XXVIII: THE OWL TOWER
- 29 - Chapter XXIX: ON THE BATTLEMENTS
- 30 - Chapter XXX: DONATELLO'S BUST
- 31 - Chapter XXXI: THE MARBLE SALOON
- 32 - Chapter XXXII: SCENES BY THE WAY
- 33 - Chapter XXXIII: PICTURED WINDOWS
- 34 - Chapter XXXIV: MARKET-DAY IN PERUGIA
- 35 - Chapter XXXV: THE BRONZE PONTIFF'S BENEDICTION
- 36 - Chapter XXXVI: HILDA'S TOWER
- 37 - Chapter XXXVII: THE EMPTINESS OF PICTURE GALLERIES
- 38 - Chapter XXXVIII: ALTARS AND INCENSE
- 39 - Chapter XXXIX: THE WORLD'S CATHEDRAL
- 40 - Chapter XL: HILDA AND A FRIEND
- 41 - Chapter XLI: SNOWDROPS AND MAIDENLY DELIGHTS
- 42 - Chapter XLII: REMINISCENCES OF MIRIAM
- 43 - Chapter XLIII: THE EXTINCTION OF A LAMP
- 44 - Chapter XLIV: THE DESERTED SHRINE
- 45 - Chapter XLV: THE FLIGHT OF HILDA'S DOVES
- 46 - Chapter XLVI: A WALK ON THE CAMPAGNA
- 47 - Chapter XLVII: THE PEASANT AND CONTADINA
- 48 - Chapter XLVIII: A SCENE IN THE CORSO
- 49 - Chapter XLIX: A FROLIC OF THE CARNIVAL
- 50 - Chapter L: MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
The Marble Faun is Hawthorne's most unusual romance. Writing on the eve of the American Civil War, Hawthorne set his story in a fantastical Italy. The romance mixes elements of a fable, pastoral, Gothic novel, and travel guide. In the spring of 1858, Hawthorne was inspired to write his romance when he saw the Faun of Praxiteles in a Roman sculpture gallery. The theme, characteristic of Hawthorne, is guilt and the Fall of Man. The four main characters are Miriam, a beautiful painter who is compared to Eve, Beatrice Cenci, Lady Macbeth, Judith, and Cleopatra, and is being pursued by a mysterious, threatening Model; Hilda, an innocent copyist who is compared to the Virgin Mary; Kenyon, a sculptor, who represents rationalist humanism; and Donatello, the Count of Monti Beni, who is compared to Adam, resembles the Faun of Praxiteles, and is probably only half human. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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