The Stranger Child

Exploring the intersection of literature and psychology, E. T. A. Hoffmann's work is renowned for its influence on both ballet and psychoanalysis. His celebrated story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" inspired Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, while "The Sandman" not only influenced Léo Delibes's "Coppélia" but also shaped Sigmund Freud's essay "The Uncanny." Hoffmann's unique blend of literary and musical talents, rooted in his philosophical studies, marks him as a pivotal figure in the development of the uncanny in literature.