E.T.A. Hoffmann

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (January 24, 1776 - June 25, 1822), was a German romantic and fantasy author and composer. He changed his third name from Wilhelm to Amadeus in 1813 in homage to the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Jacques Offenbach's masterwork, the opera Tales of Hoffmann, takes some cues from The Devil's Elixir and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet Nutcracker is based on a story by Hoffmann.

Works

• Der goldene Topf (The Golden Pot, a fable, 1814)
• Die Elixiere des Teufels (The Devil's Elixir, 2 volumes, 1815/16)
• Fantasiestücke in Callot's Manier (Fantastic pieces in the manner of Callot 4 volumes, 1814/15; with a commendatory preface by Jean Paul)
• Nachtstücke ("Night Pieces", 2 volumes, 1816/17)
• "Das Fräulein von Scuderi" (Mademoiselle Scudéry, a short story considered his masterpiece, 1819)
• Die Serapions-Brüder (The Serapion Band, 4 volumes, 1819-21)
• Die Lebensansichten des Katers Murr (two-volume fragment, 1819-21)
• Seltsame Leiden eines Theaterdirektors
• Klein Zaches genannt Zinnober
• Die Irrungen
• Die Geheimnisse