EAN: 9781847498755

THE SANDMAN - E T A HOFFMANN TASCHENBUCH

Nathanael remains haunted by his childhood fear that the lawyer Coppelius  a strange night-time
visitor who used to come to his house to conduct alchemical experiments with his father - the
latter dying as a consequence of one of these sessions - was none other than the Sandman  a
mythical figure who was said to steal the eyes of children who refused to go to sleep. When a
mysterious Italian salesman comes to town  Nathanael's suspicions are reawakened  pushing him
to the brink of madness as extraordinary events unfold. First published in 1816  this classic
of German Gothic fiction has enthralled generations ever since  and has spawned countless
interpretations by critics intrigued by its powerful symbolism. Sigmund Freud famously examined
the novella in relation to his concept of the Uncanny  and an extract from this analysis is
included in this volume.

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