HOFFMANN, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm.

£2,500 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

Strange Stories. First edition in English, rare in commerce, of this selection of 12 tales from the author of "the high point of the German Romantic Movement" (Bleiler). The stories include "The Cooper of Nuremberg", which may have been a source for Wagner's Die Meistersinger, and the horror story "Coppelius, the Sandman", which was referenced heavily by Freud in his 1919 essay "The Uncanny".Hoffmann (1776-1822) was also known for his musical works, including the opera Undine (1816), and for the 1816 story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" which is the basis for the ballet The Nutcracker. He is often credited as E. T. A. Hoffmann, with the A standing for Amadeus in honour of Mozart.

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