« Quelque chose d'épouvantable a pénétré dans ma vie ! », indique Nathanaël au sujet de sa rencontre avec Coppola. Sous les traits du marchand de baromètres, il reconnaît l'Homme au Sable, le personnage maléfique dont le menaçait autrefois sa nourrice, celui-là même qu'il rend responsable de la mort de son père... Nathanaël est-il, comme le pense sa fiancée, le jouet d'un vieux fantôme ou a-t-il raison d'avoir peur ?
TOUT POUR COMPRENDRE
o Notes lexicales
o Biographie de l'auteur
o Contexte historique et littéraire
o Genre de l'oeuvre
o Structure
o Chronologie
TOUT POUR RÉUSSIR
o Questions sur l'oeuvre
o Parcours de lecture
GROUPEMENT DE TEXTES
o Automates et autres statues vivantes dans la littérature fantastique
Le soir de Noël, la petite Marie reçoit en cadeau une drôle de figurine servant de casse-noisette. La même nuit, elle assiste à un étrange spectacle : l'abominable roi des souris et son armée envahissent l'obscurité du salon ! Heureusement, le vaillant Casse-Noisette saute de l'étagère et, rassemblant derrière lui les jouets, il engage une terrible bataille !
Avec en plus, dans cette édition :
- des éléments d'histoire des arts
- des notes de vocabulaire adaptées
- des rubriques outils de la langue pratiques
- un grand nombre de documents iconographiques exploités
- des encadrés Méthode efficaces
- un lexique adapté à l'oeuvre.
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The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (German: Nussknacker und Mauseknig) is a story written in 1816 by E. T. A. Hoffmann in which young Marie Stahlbaum's favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls.
Content:
Christmas Eve
The Gifts
The Favorite
Wonders upon Wonders
The Battle
The Sickness
The Story of the Hard Nut
The Story of the Hard Nut Continued
Conclusion of the Story of the Hard Nut
The Uncle and Nephew
The Victory
The Puppet Kingdom
The Capital
The Conclusion
E.T.A. Hoffmann, original name Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776 1822), German writer, composer, and painter known for his stories in which supernatural and sinister characters move in and out of men's lives, ironically revealing tragic or grotesque sides of human nature.
When Marie is gifted a nutcracker on Christmas Eve, the last thing she expects is for it to come alive. When she wakes to find a very mobile nutcracker engaged in a battle between her dolls, it becomes clear that there is more to this toy than meets the eye. The following day, Marie learns of his story and is plunged into the quest of lifting an evil curse. E.T.A Hoffmann's fantasy novel has not only seized the attention of children worldwide for centuries but also famously inspired the Russian ballet 'The Nutcracker' (1892).
E.T.A Hoffmann (1776-1822) was a German writer, painter, and composer. His short stories are famed for their supernatural elements that often reveal things about human nature that perhaps would've been better remaining a secret. Dostoyevsky, Edgar Allen Poe, and Victor Hugo were all openly inspired by his vivid explorations of human character.
Paryz za panowania Ludwika XIV nie jest spokojnym miastem. W niebezpiecze´nstwie sa zwlaszcza szlachetnie urodzeni mezczy´zni posiadajacy kochanki. Kto´s zabija ich, gdy zmierzaja z blyskotkami do swoich ukochanych. Po kazdym napadzie znika bizuteria, zostaje za to sztylet wbity w serce. Sedziwa panna de Scudéri, pisarka zaprzyja´zniona z samym królem, próbuje dociec, kto stoi za seria morderstw. Ksiazka uwazana za pierwsza niemiecka nowele kryminalna.
E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) - kompozytor, rysownik, prawnik i poeta niemiecki doby romantyzmu. Jeden z pierwszych twórców piszacych w nurcie tzw. weird-fiction, inspirowal wielu autorów fantastyki grozy, m.in. Edgara Allana Poe, Howarda Phillipsa Lovecrafta, Stefana Grabi´nskiego. Nie popieral rozbiorów Polski, znal polski jezyk, utrwalil w swoich utworach wizerunek szlachetnego Polaka - romantycznego kochanka. Wielki milo´snik kotów. Byl autorem niemiecko brzmiacych nazwisk nadawanych na poczatku XIX w. Zydom mieszkajacym w Warszawie (prawdopodobnie wla´snie on stworzyl nazwiska: Rosenbaum, Goldberg, Eisenbaum). Do jego najbardziej znanych dziel naleza powie´s´c "Diable eliksiry" czy zbiór noweli i bajek "Bracia Serafio´nscy".
Set in Paris during King Louis the fourteenth's reign, E.T.A Hoffmann's 'Mademoiselle Scuderi' throws the reader into a city under siege from an organised group of thieves who rob citizens of their expensive jewellery. Aristocrat, Mademoiselle Scuderi, pens a poem mocking the men who now fear going out at night to see their mistresses but when an unexpected man visits her and delivers a box of jewellery, as thanks for supporting the thieves, Scuderi is plunged into a dangerous game of passion, crime, and murder.
People who enjoyed Netflix's adaptation of `Lupin' shouldn't hesitate to read Hoffmann's exciting crime thriller 'Mademoiselle Scuderi'
E.T.A Hoffmann was a German author of fantasy, and gothic horror, and was highly influential on the Romantic Movement. He is perhaps best known for writing the novella 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' which was the inspiration for Tchaikovsky's ballet 'The Nutcracker'.
E.T.A. Hoffmann's 'The Devil's Elixir' is a gothic, horror-fantasy novel inspired by Matthew Gregory Lewis's novel 'The Monk'.
Medardus is the son of a sinner and is raised in a monastery to atone for his father's past. When Medardus succumbs to temptation, he is dragged into a deadly mystery that sees him travel to Rome, pursued by his murderous lookalike.
At the Vatican in Rome, the monk's only hope for salvation is the beautiful Aurelie but in order to finally discover the truth of the curse that haunts his family, Medardus must evade the sinister powers of the living and the dead.
A must-read for fans of the TV adaptations of Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' or Rumer Godden's 'Black Narcissus'.
E.T.A Hoffmann was a German author of romance, fantasy, and gothic horror, and was highly influential on the Romantic Movement. He is perhaps best known for writing the novella 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' which was the inspiration for Tchaikovsky's ballet 'The Nutcracker'.
`The Sandman` (1844) was written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's `The Nutcracker'.
A tale of madness, deceit and murder. A young man becomes obsessed with the sandman, who steals people's eyes. `The Sandman', has produced numerous adaptations and has influenced modern horror fiction. It provided the inspiration for Delibes's ballet Coppélia, and formed the basis of Sigmund Freud's important essay, 'The Uncanny'. This classic short story is perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', on which Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, `The Nutcracker' is based. The story also inspired the film `The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.
Kazda Wigilia jest magicznym wieczorem, ale dla Klary i jej brata szczególnie niezwykla okazala sie ta, gdy w prezencie choinkowym otrzymali od ojca chrzestnego figurke dziadka do orzechów. Od tego momentu dziewczynka zaczyna by´c ´swiadkiem niezwyklych wydarze´n - nocami jej zabawki ozywaja i pod przywództwem Dziadka do Orzechów tocza walke z bezwzglednym Królem Myszy. Klara dowiaduje sie, ze historia tego zatargu wiedzie daleko w przeszlo´s´c - do czasów klatwy rzuconej przez Mysibabe na prze´sliczna ksiezniczke Pirlipate. Klasyka literatury dla dzieci. Opowie´s´c byla wielokrotnie ekranizowana jako filmy fabularne i animowane. Polska wersja "Dziadka do Orzechów" zostala wyrezyserowana w 1967 r. przez Haline Bieli´nska. Francuski przeklad opowiadania zainspirowal Piotra Czajkowskiego do stworzenia baletu pod tym samym tytulem.
E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) - kompozytor, rysownik, prawnik i poeta niemiecki doby romantyzmu. Jeden z pierwszych twórców piszacych w nurcie tzw. weird-fiction, inspirowal wielu autorów fantastyki grozy, m.in. Edgara Allana Poe, Howarda Phillipsa Lovecrafta, Stefana Grabi´nskiego. Nie popieral rozbiorów Polski, znal polski jezyk, utrwalil w swoich utworach wizerunek szlachetnego Polaka - romantycznego kochanka. Wielki milo´snik kotów. Byl autorem niemiecko brzmiacych nazwisk nadawanych na poczatku XIX w. Zydom mieszkajacym w Warszawie (prawdopodobnie wla´snie on stworzyl nazwiska: Rosenbaum, Goldberg, Eisenbaum). Do jego najbardziej znanych dziel naleza powie´s´c "Diable eliksiry" czy zbiór noweli i bajek "Bracia Serafio´nscy".
`The Jesuits' Church in G` (1844) was written by the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet `The Nutcracker'.
The story first appeared in the `Night Pieces' collection, published in 1816 by The Georg Reimer publishing house in Berlin.
Taken "from the papers of a traveling enthusiast', it tells the story of the creative power of the visual artist Berthold. This classic short story is perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', on which Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, `The Nutcracker
Councillor Krespel is an eccentric violin maker who lives with the mysterious Antonia. Considered to have the most beautiful singing voice the town has ever heard; she has only sung once in her life. Krespel is renowned for making the finest violins in the world, but never sells any and plays each violin he makes only once. What is the dark secret behind this odd couple's behaviour?
This classic short horror story was written by the famous German Romantic author E.T.A. Hoffmann and is perfect for fans of authors H.P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', on which Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, `The Nutcracker' is based. The story also inspired the film `The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.
`Arthur's Hall' (1885) is a `weird tale' written by the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's opera `The Nutcracker'.
This classic short horror story is perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', on which Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, `The Nutcracker' is based. The story also inspired the film `The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.
`Gambler's Luck' (1855) is a `weird tale' written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet `The Nutcracker'.
A young German baron enjoys a lucky streak at the gambling tables and becomes addicted. One night, a stranger appears at the gambling table and tells the Baron an incredible tale...
This classic short story is perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', on which Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, `The Nutcracker' is based. The story also inspired the film `The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.
`Master Martin, The Cooper, and His Journal' (1885) is a `weird tale' written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet `The Nutcracker'.
Johannes Wacht is orphaned at an early age and taken in by the town council's master craftsman. But the carpenter's death sends Johannes on a journey to Bamberg and a new life.
This classic short story is perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', on which Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, `The Nutcracker' is based. The story also inspired the film `The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.
`Master Martin, The Cooper, and His Journal' (1885) is a `weird tale' written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's opera `The Nutcracker'.
Three young men; a craftsman, an artist and a knight, try to win the hand of Master Martin's daughter. But can they fulfil the prophecy?
This classic short story is perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', on which Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, `The Nutcracker' is based. The story also inspired the film `The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.
`Signor Formica' (1885) is a `weird tale' written by the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's opera `The Nutcracker'.
This classic short horror story is perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', on which Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, `The Nutcracker' is based.
The story also inspired the film `The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.
`The Doge and Dogess' (1885) is a `weird tale' written by the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's opera `The Nutcracker'. This classic fantasy short story is perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', on which Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, `The Nutcracker' is based. The story also inspired the film `The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.
`The Elementary Spirit` (1844) was written by the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's `The Nutcracker'.
When Prussian lieutenant, colonel Albert von B. rides from Liège to Aachen, a chance encounter with Paul Talkebarth leads him to a mysterious country house where his best friend lies ill. But not everything or everyone are as they seem, and beset by strange dreams and apparitions, Albert is faced with a battle for his soul.
`The Elementary Spirit' is from Hoffmann's `Later Works'. This classic short story is perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', on which Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, `The Nutcracker' is based. The story also inspired the film `The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.
Drugi tom zbioru opowiada´n E.T.A. Hoffmanna dostarcza charakterystycznych dla pisarstwa tego romantycznego fantastyka wraze´n. W utworach takich jak "´Slub", "Wybór narzeczonej", "Czlowiek z piasku" i "Narozne okno" kulturalne gesty mieszaja sie z przejawami gwaltownych zadz, to, co racjonalne przeplata sie z ludowa magiczno´scia, a nawet najbardziej racjonalni bohaterowie moga niespodziewanie dozna´c pomieszania zmyslów. Pozycja obowiazkowa dla czytelników ceniacych twórczo´s´c Edgara Allana Poe, Lovecrafta czy Stefana Grabi´nskiego.
E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) - kompozytor, rysownik, prawnik i poeta niemiecki doby romantyzmu. Jeden z pierwszych twórców piszacych w nurcie tzw. weird-fiction, inspirowal wielu autorów fantastyki grozy, m.in. Edgara Allana Poe, Howarda Phillipsa Lovecrafta, Stefana Grabi´nskiego. Nie popieral rozbiorów Polski, znal polski jezyk, utrwalil w swoich utworach wizerunek szlachetnego Polaka - romantycznego kochanka. Wielki milo´snik kotów. Byl autorem niemiecko brzmiacych nazwisk nadawanych na poczatku XIX w. Zydom mieszkajacym w Warszawie (prawdopodobnie wla´snie on stworzyl nazwiska: Rosenbaum, Goldberg, Eisenbaum). Do jego najbardziej znanych dziel naleza powie´s´c "Diable eliksiry" czy zbiór noweli i bajek "Bracia Serafio´nscy".
Pierwsza cze´s´c zbioru opowie´sci E.T.A. Hoffmanna, w których w pelnej mocy ujawnia sie charakterystyczna dla pisarza fantazja romantyczna oraz jego zamilowanie do upiornej niesamowito´sci. Przez utwory takie jak "Skrzypce z Cremony", "Majorat", "Kawaler Gluck" i "Don Juan" przewija sie cala plejada dziwaków i ludzi kierowanych poteznymi namietno´sciami. Czytelnik, stale utrzymywany w stanie psychicznego napiecia, nigdy nie moze mie´c pewno´sci, czy opisywane zachowanie lub wydarzenie to tylko niewinny ekscentryczny wybryk, przejaw degeneracji bohatera, czy moze ingerencja za´swiatów. Doskonaly lekturowy wybór dla milo´sników ciemnej fantastyki w wykonaniu Edgara Allana Poe, Lovecrafta czy Stefana Grabi´nskiego.
E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) - kompozytor, rysownik, prawnik i poeta niemiecki doby romantyzmu. Jeden z pierwszych twórców piszacych w nurcie tzw. weird-fiction, inspirowal wielu autorów fantastyki grozy, m.in. Edgara Allana Poe, Howarda Phillipsa Lovecrafta, Stefana Grabi´nskiego. Nie popieral rozbiorów Polski, znal polski jezyk, utrwalil w swoich utworach wizerunek szlachetnego Polaka - romantycznego kochanka. Wielki milo´snik kotów. Byl autorem niemiecko brzmiacych nazwisk nadawanych na poczatku XIX w. Zydom mieszkajacym w Warszawie (prawdopodobnie wla´snie on stworzyl nazwiska: Rosenbaum, Goldberg, Eisenbaum). Do jego najbardziej znanych dziel naleza powie´s´c "Diable eliksiry" czy zbiór noweli i bajek "Bracia Serafio´nscy".
`The Entail' (1885) is a `weird tale' written by the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's opera `The Nutcracker'.
This classic short horror story tells of a castle haunted by the ghost of a murderer. It is perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', on which Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, `The Nutcracker' is based. The story also inspired the film `The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.
`The Fermata' (1885) is a `weird tale' written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's opera `The Nutcracker'.
This classic short horror story is perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', on which Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, `The Nutcracker' is based. The story also inspired the film `The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.
`The Serapion Brethren' is the name of a literary and social circle created in Berlin in 1818 by the German romantic writer E. T. A. Hoffmann and his friends. `The Serapion Brethren' is also the name of a four-volume collection of Hoffmann's novellas and fairy tales that appeared in 1819, 1820, and 1821.
Volume 1 includes the stories: `The Story of Serapion', `An Interrupted Cadence', `The Poet and the Composer', `A Fragment of the Lives of Three Friends', `The Mines of Falun', `Nutcracker and the King of Mice', `The Doge and the Dogaressa', `Master Martin, the Cooper, and his men', `The Stranger Child'.
E.T.A. Hoffmann was a German romantic author, most famous for his novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet `The Nutcracker'. These classic short stories are perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', on which Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, `The Nutcracker' is based. The story also inspired the film `The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.
`The Serapion Brethren' is the name of a literary and social circle created in Berlin in 1818 by the German romantic writer E. T. A. Hoffmann and his friends.
`The Serapion Brethren' is also the name of a four-volume collection of Hoffmann's novellas and fairy tales that appeared in 1819, 1820, and 1821.
Volume 2 includes the stories: `The Life of a Well-known Character', `Albertine's wooers', `The Uncanny Guest', `Mademoiselle Scuderi', `Gamblers', `Fortune', `Signor Formica', `Phenomena', `The Mutual Interdependence of Things', `The King's Betrothed'.
E. T. A. Hoffmann was a German romantic author, most famous for his novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet `The Nutcracker'. These classic short stories are perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', on which Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, `The Nutcracker' is based. The story also inspired the film `The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.
