Title: Der Einsiedler Serapion
Title Record # 1597231
Author: E. T. A. Hoffmann
Date: 1819-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: German
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Author: E. T. A. Hoffmann
Date: 1819-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: German
Synopsis: The narrator tells of his encounters with a man who lived as a hermit in a forest in southern Germany. He had formerly been a distinguished diplomat; but he had taken into his head the idea that he was the martryed monk Serapion (2nd century AD), having miraculously survived his martyrdom. He lived in the forest which he believed was the North African desert, and was respected by the country folk. The narrator initially intends to convince the former diplomat to abandon his delusions, and tells him so. Serapion replies with some well-chosen remarks on madness, time, space, perception, and the power of God. The narrator is so impressed by Serapion's peaceful, happy life that his attitude changes from pity to admiration. The story is followed by a debate about madness between the narrator and his friends.
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Serapion Brethren, Volume I | 1886-00-00 | Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann | George Bell & Sons |
iv+ 552 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
The Serapion Brethren, Volume I | 1908-00-00 | Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann | George Bell & Sons |
iv+ 552 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
Strange and Fantastic Stories: Fifty Tales of Terror, Horror, and Fantasy | 1946-00-00 | ed. Joseph A. Margolies | Whittlesey House | $3.75?$: US dollar |
x+ 762 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | George Salter | ||
Contes fantastiques: Tome 2 | 1979-00-00 | E. T. A. Hoffmann | Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout?Bibliotheque Marabout #902) |
370 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Jean Alessandrini | |||
The Serapion Brethren, Volume I | 2010-03-29 | Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann | Project Gutenberg | 31820 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
552 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||
The Serapion Brethren, Volume I | 2011-01-00 | Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann | Bottom of the Hill Publishing | 978-1-61203-069-2 | $19.99?$: US dollar |
296 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll |