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

Author

Melissa Krugler Laugallies, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Abstract

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

Committee Chair

Paul Michael Lutzeler

Committee Members

Lynne Tatlock, Matt Erlin, Jennifer Kapczynski, Gerald Izenberg, Pascal Ifri

Comments

Permanent URL: https://doi.org/10.7936/K7PZ56SS

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Author's Department

Germanic Languages and Literatures

Author's School

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Document Type

Dissertation

Date of Award

Spring 5-15-2012

Language

English (en)

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7936/K7PZ56SS

Recommended Citation

Laugallies, Melissa Krugler, "Tales of Talismans: E.T.A. Hoffmann and Fetishism" (2012). Arts & Sciences Theses and Dissertations. 232.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.7936/K7PZ56SS