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Nachtstücke #1

Der Sandmann

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Unter Hoffmanns Werken hat Der Sandmann das weitaus größte Interesse gefunden. Sein Grundproblem ist die Selbstverfallenheit des Menschen, der aus dem Gefängnis seines Ichs nicht mehr herausfindet, deshalb in seinen Lebensbeziehungen, vor allem in seiner Liebesbindung tragisch scheitert und am Ende sich selbst zerstören muß.

83 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1816

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E.T.A. Hoffmann

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Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann, better known by his pen name E. T. A. Hoffmann (Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann), was a German Romantic author of fantasy and horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's famous opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffman appears (heavily fictionalized) as the hero. He is also the author of the novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, on which the famous ballet The Nutcracker is based. The ballet Coppélia is based on two other stories that Hoffmann wrote, while Schumann's Kreisleriana is based on Hoffmann's character Johannes Kreisler.

Hoffmann's stories were very influential during the 19th century, and he is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement.

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Μια χαριτωμένα σκοτεινή ιστορία τρόμου και επιστημονικής φαντασίας από το μακρινό 1817, όταν ο Hoffmann εξέδωσε το πρώτο αυτό διήγημα των "νυχτερινών" του.
Η καταπληκτική ανάλυση που συνοδεύει την γερμανική έκδοση τσέπης μου αποκάλυψε τις ψυχαναλυτικές, κοινωνικές ακόμη και φιλολογικές προεκτάσεις μιας ιστορίας έρωτα μεταξύ ενός αθεράπευτα ρομαντικού φοιτητή και ενός automaton, αυτού δηλαδή που σήμερα θα ονομάζαμε ρομπότ!
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