![]() ![]() This understanding of the importance of asserting one’s sense of self through art is featured in some form in each of these stories, though not always by means of art in the traditional sense. ![]() Hoffmann himself wrote many operas, including Undine and Liebe und Eifersucht, and was a visual artist as well. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.īut not all of Hoffmann’s stories had the same dark, Gothic themes! Another important aspect of his writing that is highlighted in this collection is his appreciation for art in all its forms. His diverse artistic interests can be heard in each story of this collection even, as they range from the humorous and psychological to the fantastical and macabre.Ī self-caricature by E. Hoffmann wrote two novels and more than fifty short stories, and he was also a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. Much of Hoffmann’s work highlights the corruptibility of the human mind as well as the darker side of human nature hidden behind the “harmony” of the upper classes. Hoffmann (1776-1822), full name Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, wrote many fantasy and Gothic horror stories that inspired writers and composers alike during the Romantic era, though the works they inspired are not always as dark as his original stories. Hoffmann as the author of the classic Christmas story, “Nutcracker and the King of Mice”, or as the inspiration for the opera Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach, his body of literary and musical works extends far beyond those, and he has inspired much of the Gothic literature we are familiar with today!Į.T.A. ![]()
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