KnowraE. T. A. HoffmannLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to E. T. A. Hoffmann, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 1Related 8Romantic musicRelated: His criticism treated instrumental music as a powerful expression of the infinite and the sublime.UncannyRelated: Freud’s account of the uncanny draws extensively on Hoffmann’s story “The Sandman.”Music criticismRelated: His reviews helped establish Romantic ideas about instrumental music and expression.East PrussiaRelated: He was born in Königsberg, then the capital of East Prussia.Absolute musicRelated: His writing helped establish instrumental music as capable of meaning without a verbal program.KönigsbergRelated: Hoffmann was born in Königsberg and spent his early years in the city.DoppelgängerRelated: Hoffmann’s stories helped establish the literary double as a source of psychological uncertainty.Fantastic literatureRelated: His tales became influential models for fantastic narratives rooted in ordinary life.