Author : E.T.A. Hoffmann
Release : 2024-03-08
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 387/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Life and Opinions of Tomcat Murr by : E.T.A. Hoffmann

Download or read book The Life and Opinions of Tomcat Murr written by E.T.A. Hoffmann. This book was released on 2024-03-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In E.T.A. Hoffmann's extraordinary novel, Opinions of the Cat Murr , the reader embarks on a fantastic journey through the routine activities of daily life in 19th century Germany. The confident and eclectic talents of Murr, a creature inspired by Hoffmann's own beloved cat, make him a true feline of the Renaissance, while Kriesler, Hoffmann's alter ego, is a character saturated with romantic sensibility. E.T.A. Hoffmann's strange tale evokes the supernatural, the operatic, the musical, and the psychiatric in a narrative populated by characters who cross the boundaries between madness and sanity, with a style that reflects this uncertainty. The work influenced a diverse group including Gogol, Dostoevsky, Kafka, Kierkegaard, and Jung, and in many ways foreshadowed Freud's ideas about the mysterious. Opinions of the Cat Murr is a classic and is part of the famous collection: 1001 BOOKS to Read Before You Die.