Audiobook21 hours
The Golden Pot and Other Tales
Written by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Narrated by John McDonough
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Hoffmann, among the greatest and most popular of the German Romantics, is renowned for his humorous and sometimes horrifying tales of supernatural beings. This selection, while stressing the variety of his work, focuses on those stories in which the real and the supernatural are brought into contact and conflict. This new translation includes The Golden Pot, The Sandman, Princess Brambilla, Master Flea, and My Cousin's Corner Window. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
TranslatorRitchie Robertson
Release dateMay 2, 2014
ISBN9781490604084
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Reviews for The Golden Pot and Other Tales
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I actually read Thomas Carlyle's translation, downloaded from Googlebooks - which is missing a page and has other flaws. Still this was a fascinating and entertaining read - as it turned out, a validation of the Poet's lot by means of fantasy juxtaposed with Dresden urban scenes for humorous and occasionally horrific effects. Romantic indeed, I can understand why Robert Schumann was a big fan of this brilliant writer. It was amusing to discover that Hoffmann beat Dickens to the punch by several decades with a metamorphosing door knocker, not of Marley but of an apple-hawking crone representing similar mundane obsessions.