This book is a new translation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's The Sandman. The text contains an introduction to Hoffmann's life and an introduction to his novella. The Sandman is the story of Nathanael and his obsession with the titular figure.
This volume also includes the full libretto of Jacques Offenbach's operatic interpretation of The Sandman, act II from The Tales of Hoffmann'Le contes d'Hoffmann, in English and French.
"The Sandman" (German: "Der Sandmann", 1816) is a short story written in German by E. T. A. Hoffmann. It was the first in an 1817 book of stories titled "Die Nachtst cke" ("The Night Pieces").
"Strange man, how can you have eyes for sale? Eyes? Eyes?" ' The disturbing tale of a young man's obsession with the Sandman, stealer of eyes, which has inspired writers from Sigmund Freud to Neil Gaiman.
This classic short story is perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Sigmund Freud famously examined the novella in relation to his concept of the "e;Uncanny"e;, and an extract from this analysis is included in this volume.
This essay by Freud, as well as various other interpretive approaches, will now be discussed in more detail here.
... Sandmann und seiner Beziehung auf uns Kinder zu erfahren, frug ich endlich die alte Frau, die meine jüngste Schwester wartete, was denn das für ein Mann sei, der Sandmann. »Ei Thanelchen«, erwiderte diese, »weißt du das noch nicht? Das ...
That hateful, hideous Coppelius stood before me with his glittering eyes, smiling maliciously down upon me; in vain did I strive to banish the image.
Analysis of the novellas of the German Romantic writer and composer, focusing on the issues of art and the artist.