The Golden Pot and Other Tales
by E. T. A. Hoffmann
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Hoffmann, among the greatest and most popular of the German Romantics, is renowned for his humorous and sometimes horrifying tales of supernatural beings. This selection, while stressing the variety of his work, focuses on those stories in which the real and the supernatural are brought into contact and conflict. This new translation includes The Golden Pot, The Sandman, Princess Brambilla, Master Flea, and My Cousin's Corner Window. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's show more Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. show lessTags
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I actually read Thomas Carlyle's translation, downloaded from Googlebooks - which is missing a page and has other flaws. Still this was a fascinating and entertaining read - as it turned out, a validation of the Poet's lot by means of fantasy juxtaposed with Dresden urban scenes for humorous and occasionally horrific effects. Romantic indeed, I can understand why Robert Schumann was a big fan of this brilliant writer. It was amusing to discover that Hoffmann beat Dickens to the punch by several decades with a metamorphosing door knocker, not of Marley but of an apple-hawking crone representing similar mundane obsessions.
I only read "The Sandman" (for class) but it was pretty good. I want to read some of the other stories.
Leí el The Golden Pot and other tales de Oxford. Creo que The Sandman es lo más logrado y The Golden Pot tiene algunas partes interesantes y divertidas. Master Flea y Princess Brambilla no pude terminarlas, van en tono con The Golden Pot pero no tan interesantes
Feb 9, 2025Spanish
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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 show more 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. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Golden Pot and Other Tales
- Original language
- German
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- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Fantasy
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- 833.6 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures German fiction 1750-1832 : 18th century, classical period, romantic period
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- PT2361 .E4 .R634 — Language and Literature German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures German literature Individual authors or works 1700-ca. 1860/70
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