Weird Tales, Volume 1

Weird Tales, Volume 1

by E. T. A. Hoffmann

E. T. A. Hoffmann's _Weird Tales, Volume 1_ is a collection of fantastical stories that explore the supernatural and the creative process. These tales are quintessentially Romantic, seeking to evoke awe, wonder, and horror in the reader. Hoffmann also uses his stories to satirize hysterical excesses and infatuation.

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Satire Fantasy Romance Horror Fiction

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Romanticism Satire Supernatural Horror Fantasy Awe Creative process

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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...

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