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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Glossary and Essay Questions
Glossary For The Marble Faun
Abraham: The forefather of the Hebrews. (Biblical.)
Adam: In the Bible, the first man, the forefather of the human race.
Algiers: The capital and chief city of Algeria, on the Mediterranean Sea.
Amazon: Any large, strong or athletic woman or girl.
Anglo-Saxon: A person of English nationality or descent.
Antinous: In the Odyssey, the most insistent of Penelope's suitors and
the first to be slain by her husband, Odysseus.
Antonine Column: Honoring Antoninus Pius, ...
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