The Sandman. The Elementary Spirit (Two Mysterious Tales. German Classics)

ISBN: 9781595691170

出版社: Mondial

出版年: 2008-10-19

页数: 108

定价: USD 12.45

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

Of the two tales in this book, "The Sandman" is from the collection "Night Pieces," and The Elementary Spirit is from his "Later Works." In these stories, Hoffmann's purpose is to point out the ill-effect of a morbid desire after an imaginary world, and a distaste for realities. Different as their adventures are, there is a striking similarity in the characters of Nathaniel (in "The Sandman") and Victor (in "The Elementary Spirit"). However wild may be the subjects of Hoffmann, and however rambling his method of treating them, his style is remarkably lucid.