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Tales of E. T. A. Hoffmann

Tales of E. T. A. Hoffmann( )
Author: Hoffmann, E. T. A.
Editor: Kent, Leonard J.
Knight, Elizabeth C.
Series title:Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
ISBN:978-0-226-34789-9
Publication Date:May 1972
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $54.95
Book Description:

Ranging from macabre fantasies to fairy tales and tales of crime, these stories from the author of The Nutcracker create a rich fictional world. Hoffman paints a complex vision of humanity, where people struggle to establish identities in a hostile, absurd world. "The editors have made an excellent selection, and the result is a book of great distinction."--Denis Donoghue, New York Review of Books "The translators have proved fully equal to all...
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Book Details
Pages:320
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Short Stories (Single Author)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):1.51 x 2.27 x 0.18 cm
Book Weight:0.634 Kilograms
Author Biography
Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Author)
German writer, composer, and painter ErnstTheodor Amadeus Hoffman was born in Konigsberg, Prussia in 1776. After beginning a career in the law, Hoffman turned to music, working as a conductor, music director, and critic, and later composing a ballet, an opera, and other works. He established himself as a writer with the four-volume story collection Phatasiestucke in Callier Manier (Fantasy Stories in the Manner of Callot), which was published in 1814-1815.

Even though he published several novels and story collections, including Nachtstucke (Hoffman's Strange Stories, 1817) and Die Serapionsbruder (The Serapion Brethren, 1819-1821), Hoffman continued to support himself as a legal official in Berlin. This struggle between artistry and bureaucracy is played out in many of his works.

Hoffman died of progressive paralysis in 1822.

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