The Marble Faun
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The Marble Faun is a romantic historical novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne set in Italy that explores themes of art, guilt, and moral ambiguity through the intertwined lives of four expatriates.
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| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel → romantic novel → |
| alternateTitle |
The Marble Faun; or, The Romance of Monte Beni
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| author |
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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| centralEvent |
a murder committed by Donatello
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| containsMotif |
classical sculpture
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crime and confession → the double → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| explores |
conflict between pagan joy and Christian conscience
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psychological consequences of crime → |
| firstEditionFormat |
two volumes
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| genre |
Gothic fiction
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historical fiction → psychological fiction → romantic fiction → |
| hasIllustrations |
yes
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| inspiredBy |
Hawthorne's travels in Italy
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Italian Renaissance art → |
| literaryMovement |
American Romanticism
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| literarySignificance |
one of Nathaniel Hawthorne's major romances
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| mainCharacter |
Donatello
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Hilda → Kenyon → Miriam → |
| narrativePerspective |
third-person narration
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| originalLanguage |
English
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| precededBy |
The Blithedale Romance
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| protagonistDescription |
young Italian count nicknamed Donatello
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| publicationYear |
1860
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| publisher |
Ticknor and Fields
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| settingLocation |
Italy
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Rome → |
| structure |
four-part novel
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| targetAudience |
adult readers
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| theme |
Catholicism and Protestantism
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art → expatriate life → guilt → innocence and experience → moral ambiguity → sin → the Fall of Man → |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
19th century
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| titleRefersTo |
statue of a faun by Praxiteles
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| UKTitle |
Transformation
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| USTitle |
The Marble Faun
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Marble Faun
("The Marble Faun; or, The Romance of Monte Beni")
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alternateTitle |
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The Blithedale Romance
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followedBy |
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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notableWork |
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The Marble Faun
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USTitle |