For 10 points, identify this 1860 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne whose name comes from Donatello's resemblance to a Praxiteles sculpture.
This novel's preface identifies its ideal reader as an "unseen brother of the soul." This novel's penultimate chapter takes place during a wild carnival, where one of its characters encounters two former friends disguised as a peasant and a contadina. In its fourth chapter, another of its characters becomes lost in catacombs and encounters a sinister monk, who is later murdered by being thrown off the Tarpeian Rock. Published in England as Transformation, and subtitled "The Romance of Monte Beni," it ends with the marriage of Hilda and Kenyon. This novel follows a group of American artists in Italy, including the painter Miriam, whose sexuality fascinates Donatello. For 10 points, identify this 1860 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne whose name comes from Donatello's resemblance to a Praxiteles sculpture.
This novel's preface identifies its ideal reader as an "unseen brother of the soul.
The Marble Faun, or the Romance of Monte Beni