Peter Hovenden

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Peter Hovenden is a stern, practical former watchmaker in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Artist of the Beautiful,” serving as a foil to the story’s idealistic protagonist and embodying skepticism toward artistic imagination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Artist of the Beautiful NERFINISHED
appearsInWorkBy Nathaniel Hawthorne NERFINISHED
attitudeTowardArt skeptical
characterTrait practical
stern
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Nathaniel Hawthorne NERFINISHED
embodies skepticism toward artistic imagination
formerOccupation watchmaker
genreOfWorkAppearsIn short story
languageOfWork English
narrativeFunction contrast with idealistic artistry
narrativeRole foil to the protagonist
occupation watchmaker
worldview materialistic
pragmatic

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The Artist of the Beautiful character Peter Hovenden