The Serapion Brethren
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The Serapion Brethren is a collection of interlinked tales framed by a group of storytellers, showcasing E. T. A. Hoffmann’s blend of fantasy, the macabre, and reflections on art and imagination.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frame narrative
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literary work ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | basis for various later adaptations and interpretations in criticism and media ⓘ |
| author | E. T. A. Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
authorial reflections on poetics
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discussions of the ‘Serapiontic’ principle of art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature | interlinked tales told by different fictional narrators ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1819 ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic literature
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fantasy literature ⓘ frame-tale cycle ⓘ macabre fiction ⓘ |
| hasFramingCharacters |
Cyprian
NERFINISHED
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Lothar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeMode | mix of first-person and third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Councillor Krespel
NERFINISHED
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Mademoiselle de Scudéri NERFINISHED ⓘ Master Martin the Cooper and His Journeymen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Artushof NERFINISHED ⓘ The Choosing of the Bride NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doge and Dogess NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fermata NERFINISHED ⓘ The Golden Pot NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jesuit Church in G. NERFINISHED ⓘ The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr (excerpted or related pieces) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mines of Falun NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mutual Interdependence of Things NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sandman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later European fantastic literature
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the development of the literary fantastic in the 19th century ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | German Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | framed by a circle of friends called the Serapion Brethren ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die Serapionsbrüder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1819–1821 ⓘ |
| publisher | G. Reimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | various German and European locales ⓘ |
| theme |
art and imagination
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subjective perception ⓘ the macabre and the uncanny ⓘ the nature of artistic creation ⓘ the relationship between reality and fantasy ⓘ |
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