by E. T. A. Hoffmann · e-artnow · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788026854869
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«Zwei Meisterwerke der Fantastik» is a collection of two fantasy novels by E. T. A. Hoffmann (e-artnow, paperback, 356 pages, in German).
The volume brings together two novels of German Romanticism: «Die Elixiere des Teufels», a fictional autobiography featuring the monk Medardus, whose fate crosses with a mysterious relic; and «Lebensansichten des Katers Murr», a satire narrated by a cultured cat reflecting on education and society of his time.
2017 volume bringing together the two complete novels: «Die Elixiere des Teufels» and «Lebensansichten des Katers Murr».
For readers of fantasy literature and German Romanticism interested in social satire and the Gothic tale.
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. His short story "The Sandman" is seen as a pioneering work of horror fiction, while his novella Mademoiselle de Scuderi is regarded as one of the earliest examples of crime fiction.
