e.t.a. hoffmann- barbara
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E.T.A. Hoffmann„Hoffmann kämpft
gegen die Bürokratie“ (“Hoffmann
fights against bureaucracy“) is a well known picture: you can see him (on the left) riding the cat Murr and fighting. Murr is one of the writer‘s characters – a very smart cat
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But who was this person?
-date of birth: 24.1.1776
-he was a famous German writer
-he worked as an artist, he was a musician and a lawyer – all this can be found in his books
-he had to study law - like his parents did
-he was very interested in the interconnectedness of writing and drawing and teaching and music.
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E.T.A Hoffmann and Bamberg• Hoffmann and his wife moved to
Bamberg in September 1808 (some of you were in Bamberg with Comenius!)
• he wanted to make music his profession, but he never managed to get a well paid job
• since 1810 he had been working in important positions at the theatre, he was the manager‘s assistant, but also painter for decoration
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• while teaching music he fell in love with a student, but her mother didn‘ t like him…
• when he was finally offered a job as head of a big musical institute, he left Bamberg and went to Dresden and then Leipzig.
(Map : Bamberg)
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Some of his most well known works are:
• „Der goldene Topf“ – „The golden pot“• „Elixiere des Teufels“ – „Elixirs of the devil“• „Lebensansichten des Katers Murr“ – „A cat‘s
views on life – Murr the cat philosopher“• „Meister Floh“ – „Doctor flea“• „Prinzessin Brambilla“ – „Princess Brambilla“• „Klein Zaches, genannt Zinnober“ – „Little
Zaches, they called him Zinnober“• „Nussknacker und Mausekönig“ – „Nutcracker
and king of the mice“
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Famous sentences:
• Den Fortschritt verdanken wir den Kurzschläfern.Langschläfer können nur bewahren. („We owe progress to those who sleep little. Those who need more sleep can only sustain what is there.“)
• Wo die Sprache aufhört, fängt die Musik an. (Language has ist limits. This is where music begins.)
• Wer wagt, durch das Reich der Träume zu schreiten, gelangt zur Wahrheit. („People who dare to walk through the realm of dreams will find the truth.“)
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Death
-he died 25.6.1822 in Berlin-a memorial sign can
be seen on a building in the„Charlottenstraße“(street) in Berlin
-his grave can be visited inBerlin as well