Tales of Hoffmann

by E.T.A. Hoffmann, R. J. Hollingdale (Translator), R. J. Hollingdale (Introduction), Stella Humphries (Translator), Vernon Humphries (Translator)

Overview

This selection of Hoffmann's finest short stories vividly demonstrates his intense imagination and preoccupation with the supernatural, placing him at the forefront of both surrealism and the modern horror genre. Suspense dominates tales such as Mademoiselle de Scudery, in which an apprentice goldsmith and a female novelist find themselves caught up in a series of jewel thefts and murders. In the sinister Sandman, a young man's sanity is tormented by fears about a mysterious chemist, while in The Choosing of a Bride a greedy father preys on the weaknesses of his daughter's suitors. Master of the bizarre, Hoffman creates a sinister and unsettling world combining love and madness, black humour and bewildering illusion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780141914886
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	05/27/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	500 KB

About the Author

Hoffmann (1776 - 1822) studied law and entered the Prussian civil service, but his over-riding ambition was to beomce a graphic artist and painter. He turned to fiction only in his thirties and became one of the most influential authors of his time.


R.J. Hollingdale has translated eleven of Nietschze'sbooks and published two books about him. He has also translated works by Schopenhauer, Goethe and Fontane.