Category Archives: Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann

“The Nutcracker and the Mouse King”, analysis of the tale by Hoffmann

Well-known thanks to the ballet P.I. Tchaikovsky (1892) a fairy tale was written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in 1816. The name “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” is associated with the plot basis of the work, built on the clash of … Continue reading

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“The Sandman”, analysis of the novel by Hoffmann

One of the most famous novel by E.T.A. Hoffmann was born in November 1815. The first edition of the work was slightly different from the second one, sent to the publisher Georg Reimer on November 24 and included in the … Continue reading

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“Little Zaches, Great Zinnober”, analysis of the novel by Hoffmann

The short story “Little Zaches, Great Zinnober” was written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in 1819. The main idea of the work was a satirical depiction of the social world order of Germany at the beginning of the 19th century and ridicule … Continue reading

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“The Golden Pot”, analysis of the tale by Hoffmann

One of the most famous works of E.T.A. Hoffmann – the fairy tale story “The Golden Pot” was created under the thunder of shells in the besieged Napoleon Dresden in 1814. Fierce battles and cannonballs flying into the city, tearing … Continue reading

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