Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffman E T A Hoffman, as he is known, was born in 1776 in Konigsberg, East Prussia, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany of syphilis, which was extremely prevalent. He was only 46. He was a romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror as well as being a composer, music critic and artist. He wrote the Nutcracker and the Mouse King which was the basis of Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker and Offenbach’s opera The Tales of Hoffman is based on E T A Hoffman’s works.
We hippies believe that you will call evil things to you if you think about them constantly (or even momentarily). I don't know if they arise IN you, however.
They are out there.
Nathaniel fell in love with Olympia's face.
P.S. My life has been "tempest-tossed," I'm not sure why.
Sigmund Freud saw sex in everything.
"I do believe in national characteristics": My sister came up with the theory of "race memory" in the 70s, which I totally disagreed with at the time, since I thought it gave strength to eugenics, but which I have since come to see might have some validity.
Luckily, we don't think of your least description as "uninteresting." I am happy to listen to your latest blog.
I''m looking forward to your next broadcast with black cat and dog.
While you may be forgiving of E T A Hoffman's casual misogyny, several of us disagree with you. It's actually life-threatening.
We hippies believe that you will call evil things to you if you think about them constantly (or even momentarily). I don't know if they arise IN you, however.
They are out there.
Nathaniel fell in love with Olympia's face.
P.S. My life has been "tempest-tossed," I'm not sure why.
Sigmund Freud saw sex in everything.
"I do believe in national characteristics": My sister came up with the theory of "race memory" in the 70s, which I totally disagreed with at the time, since I thought it gave strength to eugenics, but which I have since come to see might have some validity.