E. T. A. Hoffmann - Transgressive Romanticism

The essays in this volume address a very broad range of E. T. A. Hoffmann's most significant works, examining them through the lens of "transgression." His writings, perhaps more than those of any other German Romantic, portrayed the "dark side" of existence, which the following essays investigate for an Anglophone audience.

About the author

Christopher R. Clason is Professor of German at Oakland University. He is co-editor of 'Romantic Rapports: New Essays on Romanticism Across the Disciplines' (Camden House, 2017) and 'Literary and Poetic Representations of Work and Labor in Europe and Asia during the Romantic Era' (Edwin Mellen Press, 2011).

Summary

The essays in this volume address a very broad range of E. T. A. Hoffmann's most significant works, examining them through the lens of "transgression." His writings, perhaps more than those of any other German Romantic, portrayed the "dark side" of existence, which the following essays investigate for an Anglophone audience.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher R Clason, Christopher R. Clason, Christopher R. (Department of Modern Langu Clason
• Assisted by: Christopher R Clason (Editor), Christopher R. Clason (Editor), Christopher R. (Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Clason (Editor)
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781786941213
• ISBN: 978-1-78694-121-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Romantic Reconfigurations: Studies in Literature and Culture 1780-1850; Romantic Reconfigurations: Studies in Literature and Culture 1780-1850; Romantic Reconfigurations Stud
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day