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- Title
"That Indefinable Nothing, That Inestimable Something": Empathy and the "Miraculum" of Art in "The Marble Faun."
- Authors
Metzger, Sabine
- Abstract
An essay is presented on the novel "The Marble Faun" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It explores the human relationships depicted in the novel. It notes that the novel examines what is an adequate approach art and how art can be contemplated. It offers information on the earthly love shown by artist Hilda for sculptor Kenyon in the novel. Moreover, features how the said love becomes the source of religious devotion and art.
- Subjects
MARBLE Faun, The (Book : Hawthorne); HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel, 1804-1864; SPIRITUAL life; INTERPERSONAL relations
- Publication
Nathaniel Hawthorne Review, 2011, Vol 37, Issue 1, p88
- ISSN
0890-4197
- Publication type
Essay