E. T. A. Hoffmann's Other World : The Romantic Author and His "New Mythology" / Kenneth Negus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Negus, Kenneth, Author.

Series:

Anniversary Collection

University of Pennsylvania Studies in Germanic Languages and Literatures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Myth in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages)

Edition:

Reprint 2016

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this study of the imaginary universe of Germany's most famous author of fantasy, Kenneth Negus attempts to establish the coherency and fathom the depth of the "other world" manifested in Hoffmann's many tales.Proceeding mainly from Der Goldene Topf, Hoffmann's most fully developed mystical work, Negus shows how the figures, themes, and motifs Hoffmann established permeate his tales, forming a basic overall structure that embodies creation, destruction, and the interaction of the two extremes in a mythology that is a fantastic distillation of the real world with which it is often in conflict.This close and careful scrutiny of the work of E. T. A. Hoffmann should be of major interest to all teachers and students of German and Comparative Literature.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

1. Introduction

2. From Musician to Writer

3. Der Goldne Topf: The Cosmic Myth

4. The Romantic Artist

5. Tales of the Satanic

6. The Underworld

7. Märchen: The Child’s World of Fantasy

8. Märchen: Further Developments of the Cosmic Myth

9. Lebensansichten des Katers Murr

10. Conclusion

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5128-0480-0

OCLC:

979729330