{"product_id":"eta-hoffmann-9781836391012","title":"E.T.A. Hoffmann","description":"\u003cb\u003eA life of the nineteenth-century German writer and composer most famous for inspiring \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) is celebrated for his supernatural fiction such as \u003ci\u003eThe Sandman \u003c\/i\u003eas well as his musical achievements, notably the opera \u003ci\u003eUndine\u003c\/i\u003e. This book offers a concise yet comprehensive introduction to Hoffmann as a Romantic writer, composer, and public figure. It follows his life as a lawyer, theater director, and senior judge in Berlin, where he clashed with authorities over their persecution of student radicals. Drawing on Hoffmann's personal writings and contemporary recollections, Ritchie Robertson also highlights how historical events like Napoleon's invasion disrupted Hoffman's career. Considering his literary and musical contributions together, the book presents Hoffmann as a multifaceted artist whose inventiveness, both comic and spine-chilling, remains influential today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836391012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160","brand":"Ritchie Robertson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51495023444149,"sku":"9781836391012","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fb837d84-4c94-4ee6-9c48-eff5615650f5.jpg?v=1754973662","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/eta-hoffmann-9781836391012","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}