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E. T. A. Hoffmann

Lifespan
1776 – 1822
Nationality
German
Active
1814 – 1885
Works held
11

E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822) was a German Romantic writer, composer and jurist whose tales of the uncanny helped shape the whole tradition of fantasy and horror. 'The Sandman' gave Freud his central example of the uncanny; 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' became a beloved ballet. His fascination with automata, doubles and the thin membrane between reason and madness echoes through Poe, the Gothic and modern speculative fiction alike.

The works

  1. 1885
    Cover of Weird Tales, Vol. 2 (of 2) Weird Tales, Vol. 2 (of 2) Cover of Weird Tales. Vol. 1 (of 2) Weird Tales. Vol. 1 (of 2)
  2. 1826
    Cover of Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea
  3. 1819
    Cover of Klein Zaches, genannt Zinnober: Ein Märchen Klein Zaches, genannt Zinnober: Ein Märchen Cover of The Serapion Brethren, Vol. II The Serapion Brethren, Vol. II
  4. 1817
    Cover of Nachtstücke Nachtstücke
  5. 1816
    Cover of Pähkinänrusentaja ja hiirikuningas Pähkinänrusentaja ja hiirikuningas
  6. 1815
    Cover of Die Elixiere des Teufels Die Elixiere des Teufels Cover of The Devil's Elixir, Vol. 1 (of 2) The Devil's Elixir, Vol. 1 (of 2)
  7. 1814
    Cover of De Gouden Vaas De Gouden Vaas Cover of Der Goldene Topf Der Goldene Topf

Wrote across

1810s1820s1880s

Recurring themes

FantasyHorrorJuvenile

Kindred authors shared themes

Alexandre DumasAnonymousE. F. BensonE. NesbitFergus HumeFrances Hodgson BurnettGeorge MacDonaldGeorge Sand

Contemporaries writing in the same era

Mark TwainMary Wollstonecraft ShelleyJules VerneEdward BellamyFreiherr de Friedrich Heinrich Karl La Motte-FouquéAdelbert von ChamissoAndrew LangFerdinand RaimundJohn Ames MitchellLewis Carroll

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