Hoffmann is among the greatest and most popular of the German
Romantics. This selection, while stressing the variety of his work,
puts in the foreground those tales in which the real and the
supernatural are brought into contact and conflict. The humour of
these tales is a result of the incongruity of supernatural beings
at large in an ostentatiously everyday world. They include The
Golden Pot, recognized as Hoffmann's masterpiece by himself and
posterity; its spine-chilling companion tale, The Sandman, which
Offenbach drew on for his opera Tales of Hoffmann, and which Freud
examines in his essay `The Uncanny'; two longer and more elaborate
fantasies, set respectively in Germany and Italy; and the late
story, My Cousin's Corner Window, which shows the powers of the
imagination being applied to everyday urban life, and marks a
transition in European literature generally from Romanticism to
Realism. Ritchie Robertson's detailed introduction places the
stories in their intellectual and historical context and explores
their compelling narrative complexities. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over
100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest
range 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, helpful notes to
clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and
much more.
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Hoffmann distilled
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 | Review
by: Maurice Faustrillo
Great introduction to Hoffman, especially the cover story which can be hard to obtain.
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