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Title: The Golden Pot and Other Tales (Oxford World's Classics) by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Ritchie Robertson ISBN: 0-19-283723-0 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: June, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An author worth reading.
Comment: I would like to take a moment to correct a very common misconception about E.T.A. Hoffmann...in all fairness to him, Hoffmann should not be known for writing The Nutcracker on which the ballet is based. The ballet is based on the version of the story written by Alexandre Dumas NOT Hoffmann! Hoffmann's version (the original, and the version Tchaikovsky thought he was writing the music for, until Petipa, the choreographer, decided it was too dark and strange to be made into a ballet and went with the sweet and fluffy Dumas version), is far superior and definiately worth reading even though it is one of his lighter tales. It's more fantasically strange and wonderful than dark and scary. It's also not as thought-provoking as some of his other works. If you're planning to read it I recommend the copy with Maurice Sendak's illustrations, as they set off the tone and mood of the story perfectly.
In regards to this particular book (The Golden Pot and others), I have found that everything Herr Hoffmann wrote is worth reading...it's just unfortunate that there aren't more collections of his works available. I've had a devil of a time trying to find a good hardbound copy myself!
Rating: 5
Summary: A beautiful, transcendent, and incredible book
Comment: E.T.A. Hoffmann is, in my opinion, one of the best and, sadly, unknown authors ever. I came across his name in a study of German Romanticism and even now whenever I want to escape this mundane reality I turn to his tales. Although known for the Nutcracker, his other tales are far more beautiful, moving and fantastic. The Golden Pot is perhaps the best story I have ever read. For anyone wishing so submerge him/herself in another world for a little while, a world of magic, beauty and horror, this is the best book one could choose. Each of his tales is unique, fantastic and exquisite.
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Title: The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr: Together With a Fragmentary Biography of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler on Random Sheets of Waste Paper (Penguin Classics) by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Anthea Bell, Jeremy Adler ISBN: 0140446311 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Effi Briest (Penguin Classics) by Theodor Fontane, Hugh Rorrison, Helen Chambers ISBN: 0140447660 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 03 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Nathan the Wise, Minna Von Barnhelm, and Other Plays and Writings (German Library, Vol 12) by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Peter Demetz, Hannah Arendt ISBN: 0826407072 Publisher: Continuum Pub. Date: December, 1991 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: A Concise History of Germany by Mary Fulbrook ISBN: 0521368367 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 25 January, 1991 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: The Tales of Hoffmann (Penguin Classics) by E. T. A. Hoffmann, R. J. Hollingdale ISBN: 0140443924 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: August, 1990 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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