One of this author's short stories begins with an eccentric councillor building a house by first erecting the walls and then ordering workmen to smash out the door and windows. In that story by this author, the narrator learns that Krespel's daughter Antonia has a defect in her chest causing her to die from her beautiful singing. In another short story by this author, a student cries "circle of fire! Spin around" and attempts to kill his fiancee Clara after looking at her through glasses bought from the sinister Coppelius. Freud's essay "The Uncanny" analyzes this author's story about Nathaniel, who falls in love with Professor Spalanzani's daughter Olympia, but discovers that she is a mechanical doll. For 10 points, name this German author of Gothic short stories such as "The Sandman," which inspired Jacques Offe
One of this author's short stories begins with an eccentric councillor building a house by first erecting the walls and then ordering workmen to smash out the door and windows. In that story by this author, the narrator learns that Krespel's daughter Antonia has a defect in her chest causing her to die from her beautiful singing. In another short story by this author, a student cries "circle of fire! Spin around" and attempts to kill his fiancee Clara after looking at her through glasses bought from the sinister Coppelius. Freud's essay "The Uncanny" analyzes this author's story about Nathaniel, who falls in love with Professor Spalanzani's daughter Olympia, but discovers that she is a mechanical doll. For 10 points, name this German author of Gothic short stories such as "The Sandman," which inspired Jacques Offenbach to write an opera about his "tales."
One of this author's short stories begins with an eccentric councillor building a house by first erecting the walls and then ordering workmen to smash out the door and windows.
Ernst Theodor Amadeus {Hoffman}