E. T. A. Hoffmann: Transgressive Romanticism

This collection of essays addresses a very broad range of E. T. A. Hoffmann's most significant works, examining them through the lens of "transgression." Transgression bears relevance to Hoffmann's life and professions in three ways. First, his official career path was that of jurisprudence; he was active as a lawyer, a judge and eventually as one of the most important magistrates in Berlin. Second, his personal life was marked by numerous conflicts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178694121X
• ISBN13: 9781786941213
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"