Tales of Hoffmann
By: selected and translated with an introduction by R.J. Hollingdale ; with the assistance of Stella and Vernon Humphries, and Sally Hayward.
Contributors: Hollingdale, R. J.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England; New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 411
Subjects: Hoffmann, E. T. A. 1776-1822 -- Translations into English.
Description: "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"--Publisher's description.
Table of contents: title: Mademoiselle de Scudery; title: The sandman; title: The Artushof; title: Councillor Krespel; title: The entail; title: Doge and Dogaressa; title: The mines at Falun; title: The choosing of the bride.