E. T. A. Hoffmann

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann

CountryGermany

LanguagesGerman

Dates1776 — 1822

artistsenlightenment

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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 short story "The Sandman" is seen as a pioneering work of horror fiction, while his novella Mademoiselle de Scuderi is regarded as one of the earliest examples of crime fiction.— Wikipedia