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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.
- E. T. A. Hoffmann Bibliography
1816. Drawing by E. T. A. Hoffmann for his book Der...
- The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann (French: Les contes d'Hoffmann) is an...
- E. T. A. Hoffmann Bibliography
Nov 18, 2023 · November 18, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. EST. (Archipelago) If the name E.T.A. Hoffmann rings a bell — a considerable if — it’s probably because of the ballet “The Nutcracker” (he wrote the story ...
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E.T.A. Hoffmann (born January 24, 1776, Königsberg, Prussia [now Kaliningrad, Russia]—died June 25, 1822, Berlin, Germany) was a German writer, composer, and painter known for his stories in which supernatural and sinister characters move in and out of men’s lives, ironically revealing tragic or grotesque sides of human nature.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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...
Romanticism. Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (January 24, 1776 – June 25, 1822), better known by his pen name E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a Romantic author of fantasy and horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. Hoffmann was one of the key authors of the later the Romantic movement and a transitional figure.
The cavaquinho (pronounced [kɐvɐˈkiɲu] in Portuguese) is a small Portuguese string instrument in the European guitar family, with four wires or gut strings. A cavaquinho player is called a cavaquista .
