Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • German writer of fantastic tales: E. T. A. Hoffmann was a German Romantic author, composer, and caricaturist, renowned for his influential and often macabre fantasy stories.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The stories of E. T. A. Hoffmann were a major influence on later Gothic literature.
  • We studied the works of E. T. A. Hoffmann in my German Romanticism course.

Advanced Usage

• "Hoffmannesque": An adjective describing something reminiscent of or characteristic of Hoffmann's style, particularly the blending of the fantastical, grotesque, and psychological.
  • The film's dream sequences had a distinctly Hoffmannesque quality.

Variants and Related Words

• Hoffmann (n): A common shortened or informal reference to the writer.
  • The opera is based on a story by Hoffmann.

Synonyms

• Author: A writer of a book, article, or report.
• Romantic writer: An author belonging to the Romantic literary movement.

Noun

1. German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)