E. T. A. Hoffmann

E. T. A. Hoffmann's Academic­Influence.com Rankings

E. T. A. Hoffmann

Literature

#2848

Historical Rank

literature Degrees

Download Badge

• Literature

Why Is E. T. A. Hoffmann Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann was a German Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffmann appears as the hero. He is also the author of the novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, on which Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 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.

Other Resources About E. T. A. Hoffmann

• en.wikipedia.org
• www.etahg.de

What Are E. T. A. Hoffmann's Academic Contributions?

E. T. A. Hoffmann has made the following academic contributions:

• Nachricht von den neuesten Schicksalen des Hundes Berganza
• Das Sanctus
• The Sandman
• The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
• The Mines of Falun
• The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr
• The Devil's Elixirs
• Ritter Gluck
• Master flea
• Die Jesuiterkirche in G.
• Der Kampf der Sänger
• Das steinerne Herz
• Das Majorat
• Das Gelübde