Hoffmann, Ernst Theodore Amadeus

Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776 - 1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German writer, composer, caricaturist, and painter. He is best known today for his supernatural characters and gothic tales. Hoffmann intended to be a musician and painter, but later hebecame interested in writing. He is considered one of the key representatives of German Romanticism and a pioneer of the fantasy genre. His supernatural tales include Ritter Gluck (1809), and Don Juan(1813). ;

German writer, painter and composer, Hoffmann greatly influenced the romantic era in German literature. He is best-known for his cleverly crafted stories, which exceeds 50 in number. His renowned works are “Die Serapionsbruder” and “Die Elixiere des Teufels”.;