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Edition Tales of Hoffmann

reference of the work e: Hoffmann, ETA Tales , et al. "Classic short" The school recreation, 2011.

Preface and adaptation : Stephane Labbe

The first draft preface is published below.

List Short stories s: The Adventures of the night New Year's Eve, The Mines of Falun, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, Councillor Crespel (The Violin of Cremona) The Sand Man, The Vision, The Mysterious Guest (Specter fiance).

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A man seems to give life to the toys he makes, another manufactures robots so perfect that they inspire love, yet another tear their eyes to children too curious ... Sometimes the devil is in it and, for the nights of New Year's Eve, brings to innocent victims wildest passions. A mysterious White Lady haunts the unfortunates who had the misfortune to see him, and a strange visitor with flashing eyes to his will the poor Angelique ...
In the enchanted world of Hoffmann, everything is possible: from one moment to another reality can tip over, leaving the creatures emerge from a dream or a nightmare which sway the result. Published in France in 1828, Les Contes d'Hoffmann met with immediate success and had considerable say in Theophile Gautier: "His stories were read by everyone, the door and the great lady, the artist and the grocer have been happy. The reader of today will be just as "happy" to rediscover the imagination of this visionary genius.

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann

Lost in the legal profession, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822) barter his third name of the cons Amodeus tribute to ... Mozart. Man is first and foremost artist: writer, of course, but also a painter and musician. His influence on the French Romantics will be crucial.

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Phaedrus, kites and doves

Few read of his contemporaries, it seems that Phaedra has been exiled because of the political allusions in his fables. Augustus was not kidding. If he had certainly not read Rousseau, Phaedra had preceded him with this little fable, Milan and doves who, moreover, Florian inspired, equally succinct on the subject. But where Phaedra seems to denounce the misuse of the social contract, rather Florian stigmatizes religious hypocrisy.

Milus and columbae

Who committer homini tutandum improbo,

Auxilia dum requirit, exitium invenit.

Columb æ s æ pe cum fugissent milvum,

Et celeritate pinnæ vitassent necem,

Consilium raptor vertit ad fallaciam,

Et genus inerme tali decepit dolo:

Quare sollicitum potius ævum ducitis

Quam regem me creatis icto fœdere,

Qui vos ab omni tutas præstem injuria?

Illæ credentes tradunt sese milvo.

Qui regnum adeptus cœpit vesci singulas,

Et exercere imperium sævis unguibus.

Tunc de reliquis una Merito plectimur,

Huic Spiritum prædoni Quae commisimus.

Whoever starts under the protection of a wicked man, seeking help is their loss.

The doves have escaped several times to milan and avoided death by their rapid flight, the bird robber resorted to trickery and mistake this breed helpless by this artifice.

- Why, he says, do you lead a life filled with anxiety, rather than take me to the king, after we have concluded a treaty, so I put you to cover any damages?

Full of confidence, she indulged in Milan who succeeded to the throne, began to eat them, one after the other and make them feel his empire by his cruel talons. So one of those who remained said

- is precisely that bous are affected, we delivered without reservation to the brigand.

Phaedra Fables, translated by A. Hamel, Hatier, 1936.