Tales of Talismans: E. T. A. Hoffmann and Fetishis

Posted on:2013-04-23

Degree:Ph.D

Type:Dissertation

University:Washington University in St. Louis

Candidate:Laugallies, Melissa Krugler

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GTID:1455390008490342

Subject:German Literature

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I examine magical objects as fetishes and talismans in four of E.T.A. Hoffmann's tales, Rat Krespel (1819), Das Fraulein von Scuderi (1819), Das ode Haus (1817), and Der Elementargeist (1821).

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Talismans

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