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His stories had a profound effect on the development of the psychological novel which became prominent in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Hoffmann's ancestors, both maternal and paternal, were jurists. In he married his cousin Lovisa Albertina Doerffer — Ernst Theodor Wilhelm, born on January 24, , was the youngest of three children, of whom the second died in infancy.

This trio took it upon themselves to educate the youngster. The household, dominated by the uncle whom Ernst nicknamed O Weh or "Oh dear" in a play on his initials , was pietistic and uncongenial.

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Hoffmann was to regret his estrangement from his father. Although she died when he was only three years old, he treasured her memory e. Between and he attended the Lutheran school or Burgschule, where he made good progress in classics. He was taught drawing by one Saemann, and counterpoint by a Polish organist named Podbieski, who was to be the prototype of Abraham Liscot in Kater Murr.

Ernst showed great talent for piano-playing, and busied himself with writing and drawing. The provincial setting was not, however, conducive to technical progress, and despite his many-sided talents he remained relatively ignorant, both of classical forms and of the new artistic ideas that were then developing in Germany. Around he became friends with Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel , the son of a pastor and well-known writer friend of Immanuel Kant. In , both attended some of Kant's lectures at the University. Their friendship, although often tested by a widening social gulf, was to be life-long.

In , Hoffmann fell in love with Dora Hatt, a married woman to whom he had given music lessons. She was ten years older, and in gave birth to her sixth child. In February , her family protested against his attentions, and, with his faltering consent, they asked another of his uncles to arrange employment for him in Glogau.

After passing further examinations he visited Dresden , where he was amazed by the paintings in the gallery, particularly those of Correggio and Raphael.

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In the summer of his uncle was promoted to a court in Berlin , and the three of them moved there in August — Hoffmann's first residence in a large city. It was there that Hoffmann first attempted to promote himself as a composer, writing an operetta called Die Maske and sending a copy to Queen Luise of Prussia. The official reply advised to him to write to the director of the Royal Theater, a man named Iffland.

This was the first time he had lived without supervision by members of his family, and he started to become "what school principals, parsons, uncles, and aunts call dissolute. It was immediately deduced who had drawn them, and complaints were made to authorities in Berlin, who were reluctant to punish the promising young official. Hoffmann despaired over his exile, and drew caricatures of himself drowning in mud alongside ragged villagers.

He did make use, however, of his isolation, by writing and composing. He started a diary on October 1, Hoffmann's play was called Der Preis "The Prize" , and was itself about a competition to write a play. There were 14 entries, but none was judged worthy of the award: Nevertheless, his entry was singled out for praise. At the beginning of he obtained a post in Warsaw.

On his way there, he passed through his hometown and met one of Dora Hatt's daughters. Hoffmann assimilated well in Polish society; the years spent in Poland he recognized as the happiest in his life. In Warsaw he found the same atmosphere he had enjoyed in Berlin, renewing his friendship with Zacharias Werner, and meeting his future biographer, a neighbor and fellow jurist called Julius Eduard Itzig who changed his name to Hitzig after his baptism. These relatively late introductions marked his work profoundly.

Unfortunately, his fortunate position was not to last: They divided the contents of the treasury between them and fled. A delay of six months was caused by severe illness. Eventually the French authorities demanded that all former officials swear allegiance or leave the country. As they refused to grant him a passport to Vienna, he was forced to return to Berlin. He visited his family in Posen before arriving in Berlin on June 18, , hoping to further his career there as an artist and writer. The next fifteen months were some of the worst in Hoffmann's life.

The city of Berlin was also occupied by Napoleon 's troops, and it was in vain that he tried to pick up the pieces. Obtaining only meagre allowances, he had frequent recourse to his friends, constantly borrowing money and still going hungry for days at a time; he learned that his daughter had died. Nevertheless, he managed to compose his Six Canticles for a cappella choir: On 1 September he arrived with his wife in Bamberg, where he took up a position as theater manager.

Hoffmann was unable to improve standards of performance, and his efforts led to intrigues against him which resulted in him losing his job to Cuno. He began work as music critic for the Allgemeinen musikalischen Zeitung, a newspaper in Leipzig. It was in its pages that the "Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler" character made his first appearance. Hoffmann's breakthrough came in , with the publication of Ritter Gluck, a story about a madman who believes he is the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck He began to use the pen name E.

Hoffmann, telling people that the "A" stood for Amadeus, in homage to the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — However, he continued to use Wilhelm in official documents throughout his life, and the initials E.

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The next year, he was employed at the Bamberg Theater as stagehand, decorator, and playwright, while also giving private music lessons. He fell so deeply in love with a young singing student, Julia Marc, that his feelings were obvious whenever they were together, and Julia's mother quickly found her a more suitable match. When Joseph Seconda offered Hoffmann a position as musical director for his opera company then performing in Dresden , he accepted, leaving on April 21, Prussia had declared war against France on March 16, and their journey was fraught with difficulties.

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They arrived on the 25th, only to find that Seconda was in Leipzig; on the 26th, they sent a letter pleading for temporary funds. That same day Hoffmann was surprised to meet Hippel, whom he had not seen in nine years. The situation deteriorated, and in early May Hoffmann tried in vain to find transport to Leipzig. On May 8, the bridges were destroyed, and his family was marooned in the city.

During the day, Hoffmann would roam, watching the fighting with curiosity.