The Sandman

Carolyn Fay
2007 Apr 13

“Der Sandmann [The Sandman]” by E.T.A. Hoffmann

Author of the nutcracker story that inspired Tchaikovsky’s ballet, Hoffmann also distinguished himself as a writer of Fantastic tales. In “The Sandman,” a young boy discovers that the Sandman of his parents’ bedtime tales is quite real. Freud made this story famous in his essay “The Uncanny.”

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(English) Hoffmann, E.T.A. “The Sandman.” Tales of Hoffmann. Trans. R.J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 1982.

(German) Hoffmann, E.T.A. Nachtstücke. Der Sandmann, Das öde Haus, Das steinerne Herz. Patmos, 2000.