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The Devil's Elixirs (German: Die Elixiere des Teufels) is an 1815 novel by E. T. A. Hoffmann. The basic idea for the story was adopted from Matthew Gregory Lewis's novel The Monk, which is itself mentioned in the text.
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
- 1963
The Devil's Elixir is a first-person-narrative of the life of the Capuchin monk Medardus full of sin, murder, mystery, doppelganger, love, lust and religious frency. It's dark and fairytale-esk.
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As a monk at Capuchin convent, Medardus is left in charge of a mysterious potion, known as the devil's elixir because it turns someone evil after they drink it....
Jun 1, 2007 · The Devil's Elixirs is some of Hoffmann's best writing. It is a swift-moving , engaging story that boasts many complex psychological themes, and, of course, countless overlapping motifs, double identities, and confusions between reality and the interpretation of reality.
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- E. T. A. Hoffmann
- $10.79
- Grosvenor House Publishing Limited
the devil's elixir. CHAPTER I. My life, from my fourth to my sixteenth year, was spent at a lonely farm-house, on the banks of the river Saale, near the Cistertian Monastery of Kreuzberg.
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Devil's Elixir, by E. T. A. Hoffmann This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
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