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The Marble Faun (Oxford World's Classics) Paperback – February 15, 2009

by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Author), Susan Manning (Editor)
4.1 out of 5 stars 48 ratings
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The fragility-and the durability-of human life and art dominate this story of American expatriates in Italy in the mid-nineteenth century. Befriended by Donatello, a young Italian with the classical grace of the "Marble Faun," Miriam, Hilda, and Kenyon find their pursuit of art taking a sinister turn as Miriam's unhappy past precipitates the present into tragedy.

Hawthorne's 'International Novel' dramatizes the confrontation of the Old World and the New and the uncertain relationship between the 'authentic' and the 'fake' in life as in art. 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. As the characters find their civilized existence disrupted by the awful consequences of impulse, Hawthorne leads his readers to question the value of Art and Culture and addresses the great evolutionary debate which was beginning to shake Victorian society.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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    375 pages
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    February 15, 2009
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  6. ISBN-10
    0199554072
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0199554072
  8. Lexile measure
    1320L
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Susan Manning has previously edited Scott's Quentin Durward, Washington Irving's Sketchbook and Crevecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer for OWC. Her books include The Puritan-Provincial Vision (CUP, 1990) and Fragments of Union (Palgrave, 2001).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Reissue edition (February 15, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 375 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199554072
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199554072
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1320L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.6 x 5 x 0.9 inches
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Born on the fourth of July in 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the stories that lie at the heart of the American Romantic movement. His portraits of colonial life reflect his Puritan heritage and offer fascinating profiles of individuals who strive for freedom from social conventions.

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  • whj
    4.0 out of 5 stars The fall of man
    Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2018
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    Dark, mysterious like Poe, this book is an intriguing story about the fall of man, knowledge of good and evil through the depth beneath the classically beautiful art, and the discomfort of uncertainty of human nature.
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  • Tom D.
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Marble Faun
    Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2014
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    Now I know where Edgar Allen Poe learned his creative writing style. Superb writing ability from one of the first great American writers.
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  • Andi
    4.0 out of 5 stars This was a very interesting book. It was very ...
    Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2015
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    This was a very interesting book. It was very imaginative and very "different." I kind of wished for some things to be different, though.
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  • Kim Janine Ligon
    3.0 out of 5 stars Overly descriptive exercise
    Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2024
    Nathaniel Hawthorne appeared to be enamored of his own words. His descriptions are overly wordy making it a difficult read even for someone who reads constantly. He tries to paint a portrait of guilt and struggle between good and evil but it bogs down frequently. I did not enjoy.
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  • Handel Rules
    2.0 out of 5 stars Too florid.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2020
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    This novel essentially consists of the author’s overwrought descriptions of Rome. His occasionally sharp insights about Renaissance painting and 19th cty tourism save this absurd novel from one star rating.
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  • Courtney Salmon
    4.0 out of 5 stars moody
    Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2024
    A moody tale of artists in love in Italy with fatality and recompense.
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  • Marina
    1.0 out of 5 stars Unreadable
    Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2015
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    Dreadful bore.
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  • K. Spangler
    4.0 out of 5 stars Love Hawthorne.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2014
    The Marble Faun is a brilliantly constructed romance that has many elements of a Christian allegory. Hawthorne's language is so rich and beautiful, but you must be patient as he sets his story up for its dramatic climax. The story takes place in Rome and Tuscany, and I enjoyed revisiting all of the places I saw while I was there through the eyes of the author. It seemed to me the novel was the author's forum to describe how much he loved the beauties of Italy, and the story was secondary. I marked many quotes in my book, but I think this one was my favorite:

    "Nobody, I think ought to read poetry or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness."

    I also attribute Hawthorne with one of the most vile descriptions, I've ever read:

    "In that vicinity lies the Ghetto, where thousands of Jews are crowded within a narrow compass, and lead a close, unclean, and multitudinous life, resembling that of maggots when they over-populate a decaying cheese."

    I personally think Camus should have found a place for this description in The Plague.
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  • Arthur
    5.0 out of 5 stars a classic
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2013
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    a great american classic and an unusual story,rather like a Hammer film with loads of atmosphere and a strange cast of characters
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  • Emma
    1.0 out of 5 stars Articolo danneggiato
    Reviewed in Italy on March 5, 2018
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    All'apertura del pacco, la cui consegna è avvenuta con estrema precisione, il libro presenta dei numerosi danni alla copertina e ad alcune delle pagine. Non si tratta così un articolo tanto delicato. Scontenta e delusa.
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  • Mauro B.
    1.0 out of 5 stars Magazzini allagati? libri accatastati in terra?
    Reviewed in Italy on November 22, 2014
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    Nulla de dire sulla confezione e la spedizione ma il libro presenta evidenti aloni dovuti all'acqua ,delle pagine e la copertina posteriore sono ondulate a causa dell'acqua e non a causa della spedizione ergo: il libro è stato a"mollo" e poi asciugato.
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