The romance mixes elements of a fable pastoral gothic novel and travel guide.
The marble faun statue.
The marble statue of a faun becomes a central element and metaphor for the character of donatello.
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The life size marble statue known as the barberini faun fauno barberini or drunken satyr is located in the glyptothek in munich germany.
Samuel wagstaff jr american 1921 1987 sold to the j.
In greek mythology satyrs were human like male woodland spirits with several animal features often a goat like tail hooves ears or horns.
Duquesnoy s completion of antiques was acclaimed in rome as absolutely perfect.
The fact that all characters are somewhat connected to the art world can be seen as a plot device to allow the metaphors of art and human psyche to flow more naturally.
It is one of the works hawthorne called romances unrealistic stories in exotic settings.
The novel s central metaphor is a statue of a faun by praxiteles that hawthorne had seen in rome.
The rondanini fawn is a marble sculpture by flemish artist françois duquesnoy it is part of the collection at the british museum in london.
The marble faun written on the eve of the american civil war is set in a fantastical italy.
The effect of crime.
The marble faun novel by nathaniel hawthorne published in 1860.
Paul getty museum 1984.
In the faun s fusing of animal and human.
The rondanini faun was built on an ancient torso completed by duquesnoy between 1625 and 1630.
A faun is the roman equivalent of a greek satyr.