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    Tales of Hoffmann

    Author E. T. A. Hoffmann
    Introduction by R. J. Hollingdale
    Translated by R. J. Hollingdale
    Selected by R. J. Hollingdale
    Contributions by Stella Humphries, Vernon Humphries, Sally Hayward
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    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Classics
    On sale Aug 26, 1982 | 416 Pages | 9780140443929
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    A lawyer by day and a creator of a world of fantasy by night, Hoffman (1776-1822) lived a Jekyll and Hyde existence. Many of the characters in his stories are subject to a similar split personality.
     
    The duality of his nature is frequently reflected in some of his characters—Cardillac the goldsmith in Mademoiselle de Scudéry and Nathaniel in The Sandman, for example. Cardillac is a virtuous, industrious man by day but a violent criminal at night, while Nathaniel, obsessed by a childhood fantasy, is driven to madness and cruelty.
     
    These tales can be read on several levels: as an expression of the concerns of the Romantic era, as impressive examples of German Romantic literature and as exciting works of fiction made all the more extraordinary by their concern with the supernatural and the bizarre.
    Tales of HoffmanIntroduction

    Mademoiselle de Scudery
    The Sandman
    The Artushof
    Councillor Krespel
    The Entail
    Doge and Dogaressa
    The Mines at Falun
    The Choosing of the Bride

    E. T. A. HOFFMAN (1776-1822) was one of the best known and most influential authors of his time. He exploited the grotesque and the bizarre in a manner unmatched by any other Romantic writer. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was written in 1816 for his children, nephews, and nieces. View titles by E. T. A. Hoffmann

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    A lawyer by day and a creator of a world of fantasy by night, Hoffman (1776-1822) lived a Jekyll and Hyde existence. Many of the characters in his stories are subject to a similar split personality.
     
    The duality of his nature is frequently reflected in some of his characters—Cardillac the goldsmith in Mademoiselle de Scudéry and Nathaniel in The Sandman, for example. Cardillac is a virtuous, industrious man by day but a violent criminal at night, while Nathaniel, obsessed by a childhood fantasy, is driven to madness and cruelty.
     
    These tales can be read on several levels: as an expression of the concerns of the Romantic era, as impressive examples of German Romantic literature and as exciting works of fiction made all the more extraordinary by their concern with the supernatural and the bizarre.

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    Tales of HoffmanIntroduction

    Mademoiselle de Scudery
    The Sandman
    The Artushof
    Councillor Krespel
    The Entail
    Doge and Dogaressa
    The Mines at Falun
    The Choosing of the Bride

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    E. T. A. HOFFMAN (1776-1822) was one of the best known and most influential authors of his time. He exploited the grotesque and the bizarre in a manner unmatched by any other Romantic writer. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was written in 1816 for his children, nephews, and nieces. View titles by E. T. A. Hoffmann

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