"VILLETTE" AND "THE MARBLE FAUN"

The parallels between Charlotte Bronte's "Villette" and Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Marble Faun" are discussed. Hawthorne's problem of casting an imaginative glow over bleak New England is comparable to that of Bronte's portrait of the rugged life and topograph...

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Published in:Studies in the novel 1993-10, Vol.25 (3), p.272-290
Main Author: WILLS, JACK C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American literature
Book publishing
British & Irish literature
Bronte, Charlotte (1816-1855)
Carnivals
Clouds
Comparative literature
Comparative studies of works
English literature
Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804-1864)
History and sciences of litterature
Literary characters
Literary criticism
Literary themes
Novels
Nuns
Priests
Sciences of litterature
Staircases
Statues
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Summary:The parallels between Charlotte Bronte's "Villette" and Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Marble Faun" are discussed. Hawthorne's problem of casting an imaginative glow over bleak New England is comparable to that of Bronte's portrait of the rugged life and topography in Yorkshire England.
ISSN:0039-3827
1934-1512