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E.T.A. Hoffmann
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E. T. A. Hoffmann
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
(commonly abbreviated as
E. T. A. Hoffmann
; born
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
; 24 January 177625 June 1822), was a German
Romantic
author of
fantasy
and
horror
, a
jurist
, composer, music critic,
draftsman
and
caricaturist
. His stories form the basis of
Jacques Offenbach
's famous opera
The Tales of Hoffmann
, in which Hoffmann appears (heavily fictionalized) as the hero. He is also the author of the novella
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
, on which the famous ballet
The Nutcracker
is based. The ballet
Coppélia
is based on two other stories that Hoffmann wrote, while
Schumann
's
Kreisleriana
is based on Hoffmann's character
Johannes Kreisler
.
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