Hoffmann, E.T.A.

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Hoffmann, E.T.A. ( Ernst Theodor Amadeus) (1776–1822) German Romantic writer, musician, and music critic. He wrote many fantastic gothic stories, several of which later formed the basis for the opera The Tales of Hoffmann (1881) by Offenbach. Tchaikovsky based his Nutcracker Suite (1892) on another of his stories. His two novels are The Devil's Elixir (1815–16) and The Educated Cat (1820–22).

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