Title E.T.A. Hoffmann and the Serapiontic principle : critique and creativity / Hilda Meldrum Brown

Published Rochester, NY : Camden House, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations Series Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture Contents Approaches to the Serapiontic principle -- Overture: Jacques Callot -- Der Einsiedler Serapion: the formulation of a principle -- Der Dichter und der Komponist: text and music -- Alte und neue Kirchenmusik -- Prinzessin Brambilla: Callot revisited -- Epilogue: Des Vetters Eckfenster -- Frame narrative and the Serapiontic principle -- From visual to verbal: three Serapiontic tales -- The "Nachtseite der Natur" and the Serapiontic principle -- The Märchen and the Serapiontic principle -- The Serapiontic principle: the wider critique Summary Critics have long sought to elucidate the multilayered texts of E.T.A. Hoffmann by applying to them a particular set of theories and ideas that Hoffmann himself subsumed under the heading of the 'Serapiontic Principle.' This principle, which Hoffmann expounded in his collection of tales 'Die Serapionsbrüder, ' involves a complex intersection of the artist's faculties of imagination and perception. However, Hoffmann's mode of presenting his theory presents an unusual problem: rather than the usual form of an essay or treatise, he adopts a fictional framework, complete with a set of "characters"; this in turn sets up a number of perspectives on the theory itself. This combination of literary and theoretical elements presents a severe challenge to critics, and not surprisingly there has been little agreement about what the 'principle' actually entails or its wider relevance. With the principle as prime focus, this book provides detailed analysis of a broadly based selection of Hoffmann's texts, both theoretical and literary. It offers new perspectives on his narrative invention and the range of his theoretical interests, thus redefining his place at the forefront of German Romanticism. Hilda Meldrum Brown is professor of German at St Hilda's College, University of Oxford Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-206) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822. Serapions-Brüder. Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822 -- Technique SUBJECT Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822 fast Serapions-Brüder (Hoffmann, E. T. A.) fast Subject Frame-stories -- History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- German. Frame-stories Technique Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2006020518 ISBN 9781571136831 1571136835 1281741280 9781281741288 9786611741280 6611741283 1571133488 9781571133489

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