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Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (born Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; 24 January 1776 – 25 June 1822) was a German Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach 's opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffmann appears (heavily fictionalized) as the hero.
Nov 18, 2023 · Two newly translated collections capture the brilliance of E.T.A. Hoffmann, whose influence ranges from Freud to Poe to ‘Blade Runner’. Review by Justin Taylor. November 18, 2023 at 8:00...
Composer, musician, and artist E. T. A. Hoffmann is best known as a writer of bizarre and fantastic fiction. Drawing from English Gothic romance, eighteenth-century Italian comedy, the psychology of the abnormal, and the occult, he created a world in which everyday life is infused with the supernatural.
When E. T. A. Hoffmann confessed this to a friend in 1812, he had already published the story of Ritter Gluck and the first Kreisleriana, which soon established his fame (and his dazzling reputation). Heinrich Heine was later to call Hoffmann’s work a “horrifying cry of anguish in twenty volumes”. Notice, he was referring to his literary ...
Jan 1, 2010 · If we are talking about mystery, suspense, instability, and surprise as correlates to the much more vaguely defined qualities that E. T. A. Hoffmann named in his review of the Fifth Symphony, we can see that these qualities are pervasive in the Appassionata Sonata.
Dec 25, 2012 · E.T.A. Hoffmann's original story, "Nutcracker and Mouse King," is darker and spookier than the ballet version most people know. iStockphoto.com. This is the time of year when one man's...
E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822), the great German Romantic, is primarily known as a writer. He was also, however, a gifted composer and a creative graphic artist. This website is dedicated to all three facets of his genius. A Civil Service Career?
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