The Life and Opinions of Kater Murr (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffman
- First Published: 1819
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—animal fantasy
- Time of Work: The early nineteenth century
- Setting: Germany
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Autobiographical fiction
- Subjects: Dogs, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Music or musicians, Poetry or poets, Cats, Eighteenth century, Composers, Germany or German people, Biography, Animals
- Locales: Germany
The Plot
When E. T. A. Hoffmann published the first volume of Kater Murr (as the work is popularly known), he had been an acclaimed author for some five years, following appearance of his first major work, the Fantasiestücke (fantasy pieces, 1814-1815) in four volumes. His death came half a year after publication of the second volume of Kater Murr.
As the full title indicates, Kater Murr tells a double story. The romantic plot concerns the love of the musician Kreisler for a sixteen-year-old girl, Julia Benzon, and the nominal main story is...
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