Gradiva (novel)
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+ | '''''A Pompeiian Fancy''''' is a novel by Wilhelm Jensen published by in German as ''Ein pompejanisches Phantasiestuck'' (Dresden and Leipzig: Carl Reissner) in [[1903]]. | ||
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The story is about an archaeologist named Norbert Hanhold who holds a fascination for a woman depicted in a relief that he sees in the [[Naples National Archaeological Museum]]. Hanhold later dreams that he has been transported back in time to meet the girl, whose unusual gait captivates him as he imagines her walking on the stepping stones that cross the roads in [[Pompeii]] while the hot ashes subsume the city in 79 AD. | The story is about an archaeologist named Norbert Hanhold who holds a fascination for a woman depicted in a relief that he sees in the [[Naples National Archaeological Museum]]. Hanhold later dreams that he has been transported back in time to meet the girl, whose unusual gait captivates him as he imagines her walking on the stepping stones that cross the roads in [[Pompeii]] while the hot ashes subsume the city in 79 AD. | ||
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A Pompeiian Fancy is a novel by Wilhelm Jensen published by in German as Ein pompejanisches Phantasiestuck (Dresden and Leipzig: Carl Reissner) in 1903.
The story is about an archaeologist named Norbert Hanhold who holds a fascination for a woman depicted in a relief that he sees in the Naples National Archaeological Museum. Hanhold later dreams that he has been transported back in time to meet the girl, whose unusual gait captivates him as he imagines her walking on the stepping stones that cross the roads in Pompeii while the hot ashes subsume the city in 79 AD.
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