The Marble Statue
1818 Novella by Joseph von Eichendorff / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Marble Statue (German: Das Marmorbild) is an 1818 novella by the German writer Joseph von Eichendorff. Set around Lucca, it is about a man who struggles to choose between piety, represented by a musician and a beautiful maiden, and a world of art, represented by a statue of Venus.
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Author | Joseph von Eichendorff |
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Original title | Das Marmorbild |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Publication date | 1818 |
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