Weird Tales
E. T. A. Hoffmann
This recording includes both volumes of E. T. A. Hoffmann's Weird Tales, a collection of gothic novellas set in Germany, Italy, and some of the wilder parts of Europe. What there is of the supernatural in these tales is introduced with great subtlety if at all; most of the stories draw their "weirdness" from extraordinary characters, circumstances, or coincidences rather than from the paranormal, working out dark passions in dark settings. There are two themes dominating almost every one of these stories: not only the passion of young tragic love, but also a passion for Art in its every manifestation. With an almost religious fervor, Hoffmann builds each of his stories on a veneration for poetry, painting, craftsmanship, music. It is perhaps this passion for Art for Art's sake that made the stories of Hoffmann so profoundly influential on later writers, from the Bronte sisters of England to the Serapion Brethren and Marina Tsvetaeva of revolutionary Russia. (Summary by Expatriate)
Author - E. T. A. Hoffmann.
Narrator - Expatriate.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
This recording includes both volumes of E. T. A. Hoffmann's Weird Tales, a collection of gothic novellas set in Germany, Italy, and some of the wilder parts of Europe. What there is of the supernatural in these tales is introduced with great subtlety if at all; most of the stories draw their "weirdness" from extraordinary characters, circumstances, or coincidences rather than from the paranormal, working out dark passions in dark settings. There are two themes dominating almost every one of these stories: not only the passion of young tragic love, but also a passion for Art in its every manifestation. With an almost religious fervor, Hoffmann builds each of his stories on a veneration for poetry, painting, craftsmanship, music. It is perhaps this passion for Art for Art's sake that made the stories of Hoffmann so profoundly influential on later writers, from the Bronte sisters of England to the Serapion Brethren and Marina Tsvetaeva of revolutionary Russia. (Summary by Expatriate) Author - E. T. A. Hoffmann. Narrator - Expatriate. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Duration:00:30:18
Chapter 7
Duration:00:19:22
Chapter 8
Duration:00:21:30
Chapter 9
Duration:00:17:09
Chapter 10
Duration:00:16:49
Chapter 11
Duration:00:18:47
Chapter 12
Duration:00:15:21
Chapter 13
Duration:00:20:22
Chapter 14
Duration:00:20:48
Chapter 15
Duration:00:16:09
Chapter 16
Duration:00:16:17
Chapter 17
Duration:00:22:05
Chapter 18
Duration:00:17:21
Chapter 19
Duration:00:23:07
Chapter 20
Duration:00:17:18
Chapter 21
Duration:00:15:42
Chapter 22
Duration:00:23:20
Chapter 23
Duration:00:20:39
Chapter 24
Duration:00:22:37
Chapter 25
Duration:00:21:18
Chapter 26
Duration:00:21:29
Chapter 27
Duration:00:22:58
Chapter 28
Duration:00:23:50
Chapter 29
Duration:00:21:26
Chapter 30
Duration:00:23:14
Chapter 31
Duration:00:19:56
Chapter 32
Duration:00:18:33
Chapter 33
Duration:00:20:18
Chapter 34
Duration:00:19:51
Chapter 35
Duration:00:17:25
Chapter 36
Duration:00:23:21
Chapter 37
Duration:00:21:13
Chapter 38
Duration:00:18:23
Chapter 39
Duration:00:19:22
Chapter 40
Duration:00:17:08
Chapter 41
Duration:00:17:40
Chapter 42
Duration:00:18:32
Chapter 43
Duration:00:16:48
Chapter 44
Duration:00:17:48
Chapter 45
Duration:00:15:54
Chapter 46
Duration:00:20:00
Chapter 47
Duration:00:13:08
Chapter 48
Duration:00:20:21
Chapter 49
Duration:00:14:29
Chapter 50
Duration:00:18:06
Chapter 51
Duration:00:19:06
Chapter 52
Duration:00:15:37
Chapter 53
Duration:00:16:20
Chapter 54
Duration:00:15:51
Chapter 55
Duration:00:17:35
Chapter 56
Duration:00:17:21
Chapter 57
Duration:00:17:05
Chapter 58
Duration:00:18:13
Chapter 59
Duration:00:16:36
Chapter 60
Duration:00:16:37
Chapter 61
Duration:00:17:48
Chapter 62
Duration:00:16:58
Chapter 63
Duration:00:17:49
Chapter 64
Duration:00:19:10
Chapter 65
Duration:00:19:31
Chapter 66
Duration:00:18:52
Chapter 67
Duration:00:18:58
Chapter 68
Duration:00:17:03
Chapter 69
Duration:00:18:11
Chapter 70
Duration:00:19:41
Chapter 71
Duration:00:19:52
Chapter 72
Duration:00:17:48
Chapter 73
Duration:00:19:00