This essay examines E.T.A. Hoffmann's engagement with the science and pseudoscience of the 1800 turn, from magnetism to Brownian excitability. The Enlightenment anthropological legacy is critically reworked, and the essay traces the shift from 'psychological' to 'aesthetic pathology'.
University of Bergamo, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-1982-2181
Chapter Title
L’eredità del pensiero antropologico-culturale e scientifico del Tardo Illuminismo in alcune opere di E.T.A. Hoffmann
Authors
Elena Agazzi
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1157-4.08
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
Scritture del particolare. Romanzo e sciences de l’homme tra Sette e Ottocento
Book Subtitle
Atti del Convegno di Siena (23-24 aprile 2025)
Editors
David Matteini
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Number of Pages
156
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press, USiena Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1157-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1156-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1157-4
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-1158-1
Series Title
Studi di letterature moderne e comparate
Series ISSN
2975-0377
Series E-ISSN
2975-0229