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螔委慰蟼 魏伪喂 蟺慰位喂蟿蔚委伪 蟿慰蠀 纬维蟿慰蠀 螠慰蠀蟻

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"螖喂蟽蟿伪蠂蟿喂魏维 魏伪喂 渭蔚 蟿蟻蔚渭维渭蔚谓畏 魏伪蟻未喂维, 蟺伪蟻伪未委未蠅 蟽蟿慰 伪谓伪纬谓蠅蟽蟿喂魏蠈 魏慰喂谓蠈 伪蠀蟿苇蟼 蟿喂蟼 位喂纬慰蟽蟿苇蟼 蟽蔚位委未蔚蟼 蟺慰蠀 伪谓维尾位蠀蟽伪谓 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 魏伪蟿维尾伪胃伪 蟿慰蠀 螘委谓伪喂 渭慰蠀 蟿喂蟼 纬位蠀魏苇蟼 蠋蟻蔚蟼 蟿畏蟼 蟽蠂蠈位畏蟼 魏伪喂 蟿畏蟼 蟺慰喂畏蟿喂魏萎蟼 苇渭蟺谓蔚蠀蟽畏蟼: 胃伪 尾蟻蔚喂 渭苇蟽伪 蟿慰蠀蟼 味蠅纬蟻伪蠁喂蟽渭苇谓畏 蟿畏 味蠅萎, 渭蔚 蟿喂蟼 蔚位蟺委未蔚蟼 魏伪委 蟿伪 尾维蟽伪谓维 蟿畏蟼 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟺蠈胃慰蠀蟼 蟿畏蟼". 螆蟿蟽喂 伪谓慰委纬蔚喂 蟿畏谓 伪蠀位伪委伪 慰 螕维蟿慰蟼 螠慰蠀蟻 - 萎 慰 螘.韦.螒. 围蠈蠁渭伪谓; 韦慰 魏伪蟿' 蔚尉慰蠂萎谓 伪蠀蟿慰尾喂慰纬蟻伪蠁喂魏蠈 苇蟻纬慰 蟿慰蠀, 蠈蟺慰蠀 慰喂 蟿伪蟻伪蠂苇蟼 魏伪喂 慰喂 伪谓伪蟽蟿伪蟿蠋蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿畏蟼 未喂魏萎蟼 蟿慰蠀 味蠅萎蟼 蠂伪蟻维味慰蠀谓 蟿畏谓 蟺慰蟻蔚委伪 蟿慰蠀 螝蟻维喂蟽位蔚蟻, 蟿伪 尾维蟽伪谓伪 魏伪喂 慰喂 蟺蠈谓慰喂 蟿畏蟼 未喂魏萎蟼 蟿慰蠀 魏伪胃畏渭蔚蟻喂谓蠈蟿畏蟿伪蟼 蟺蔚蟻谓慰蠉谓 蟽蟿慰谓 萎蟻蠅维 蟿慰蠀, 畏 未喂魏萎 蟿慰蠀 伪纬维蟺畏 蟺蠀蟻蟺慰位蔚委 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 魏伪蟻未喂维 蟿慰蠀 渭慰蠀蟽喂魏慰蠉 螕喂慰蠂维谓蔚蟼 螝蟻维喂蟽位蔚蟻 蟽蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿慰蠀. 螣 螕维蟿慰蟼 螠慰蠀蟻, 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 维位位畏, 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 蟺位维蟽渭伪 渭蔚 蟿蠈蟽慰 伪谓维纬位蠀蠁伪 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿畏蟻喂蟽蟿喂魏维, 蟺慰蠀 魏伪渭喂维 蟽蠂苇蟽畏 未蔚谓 苇蠂蔚喂 渭蔚 蟿伪 味蠋伪-蟽蠉渭尾慰位伪 蟿蠅谓 渭蠉胃蠅谓 魏伪喂 蟿蠅谓 蟺伪蟻伪渭蠀胃喂蠋谓.

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First published January 1, 1821

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E.T.A. Hoffmann

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Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann, better known by his pen name E. T. A. Hoffmann (Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann), was a German Romantic author of fantasy and horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's famous opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffman appears (heavily fictionalized) as the hero. He is also the author of the novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, on which the famous ballet The Nutcracker is based. The ballet 颁辞辫辫茅濒颈补 is based on two other stories that Hoffmann wrote, while Schumann's Kreisleriana is based on Hoffmann's character Johannes Kreisler.

Hoffmann's stories were very influential during the 19th century, and he is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement.

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韦慰 伪蟺蠈位蠀蟿慰, 蟺伪蟻维尉蔚谓慰 伪蟻喂蟽蟿慰蠉蟻纬畏渭伪 蟿慰蠀 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪
E. T. A 围蠈蠁渭伪谓 伪谓 魏伪喂 畏渭喂蟿蔚位苇蟼 魏伪蟿苇蠂蔚喂 蔚蟺维尉喂伪 渭喂伪 胃苇蟽畏 蟽蟿伪 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏维 魏伪喂 伪谓蔚魏蟿委渭畏蟿伪 苇蟻纬伪 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽委伪蟼.

危蟿畏谓 胃蔚伪蟿蟻喂魏萎 蟽魏畏谓萎 蟿畏蟼 蟺伪纬魏蠈蟽渭喂伪蟼 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪蟼, 伪蟺慰蟿蔚位蔚委 渭喂伪 伪尉喂慰蟽畏渭蔚委蠅蟿畏 蟺伪蟻维蟽蟿伪蟽畏 蠈位蠅谓 蟿蠅谓 蔚喂未蠋谓 蟿畏蟼 蟿苇蠂谓畏蟼.
危蟿畏谓 蟺伪谓伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺喂谓畏 蟺谓蔚蠀渭伪蟿喂魏萎 蟺伪蟻伪魏伪蟿伪胃萎魏畏 伪谓蟿喂蟺蟻慰蟽蠅蟺蔚蠉蔚喂 蟿畏 未喂蟿萎 蠁蠉蟽畏 蟿畏蟼 纬萎喂谓畏蟼 谓慰渭慰蟿苇位蔚喂伪蟼.
螣蟻胃慰位慰纬喂蟽渭蠈蟼 魏伪喂 蟺伪蟻维谓慰喂伪. 螘胃喂渭慰蟿蠀蟺喂魏苇蟼 蟺伪蟻伪未蠈蟽蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 苇谓蟽蟿喂魏蟿伪 伪蟺位维 魏伪喂 伪未苇蟽渭蔚蠀蟿伪.

螚 渭慰谓伪未喂魏萎 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽委伪 蟺慰蠀 未喂伪蟺谓苇蔚喂 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 蠀蟺苇蟻慰蠂畏 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬委伪, 未畏位蠋谓蔚喂 渭蔚 蟺维胃慰蟼 伪蟽委纬伪蟽蟿慰, 蟺蠅蟼 纬蟻维蠁蟿畏魏蔚 伪蟺慰, 魏伪喂, 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺喂谓畏 魏伪蟻未喂维, 蠄蠀蠂萎, 谓蠈畏蟽畏, 纬喂伪 蠈蟿喂 魏蟻蠉尾蔚喂 蟿畏谓 蟺蔚渭蟺蟿慰蠀蟽委伪 蟿畏蟼 蠉蟺伪蟻尉畏蟼.

韦慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 尾喂尾位委慰 胃伪 蟿慰 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻喂味伪 尉蔚魏维胃伪蟻伪 苇谓伪 伪蟺慰 蟿伪 蟺喂慰 蟺蔚蟻委蔚蟻纬伪 魏伪喂 蟽蟺慰蠀未伪委伪 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿慰蟻萎渭伪蟿伪 蟿慰蠀 19慰蠀 伪喂蠋谓伪.
危蟿畏谓 慰蠀蟽委伪 蟺蟻蠈魏蔚喂蟿伪喂 纬喂伪 未蠀慰 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼, 蟽蟿畏谓 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪 蔚委谓伪喂 未蠀慰 尾喂尾位委伪 蟽蔚 苇谓伪.
螒谓 魏伪喂 纬蟻维蠁蟿畏魏蔚 魏维蟺慰蠀 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉
1819-1821 苇蠂蔚喂 苇谓蟿慰谓伪 渭蔚蟽伪喂蠅谓喂魏萎 伪蟿渭蠈蟽蠁伪喂蟻伪 魏伪喂 蟺位慰魏萎.
螤蔚蟻喂纬蟻维蠁慰谓蟿伪喂 慰喂 渭谓萎渭蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 纬维蟿慰蠀 螠慰蠀蟻, 纬蟻伪渭渭苇谓蔚蟼 蟽蟿慰 蟺委蟽蠅 渭苇蟻慰蟼 蟿蠅谓 蟽蔚位委未蠅谓 蟿畏蟼 尾喂慰纬蟻伪蠁委伪蟼 蟿慰蠀 渭慰蠀蟽喂魏慰蠉 螕喂慰蠂维谓蔚蟼 螝蟻维喂蟽位蔚蟻.
韦蠀蟺蠅渭苇谓蔚蟼 伪魏蟻喂尾蠋蟼 蠈蟺蠅蟼 萎蟿伪谓, 苇蟿蟽喂 蠋蟽蟿蔚, 魏伪喂 慰喂 未蠀慰 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼 (蔚谓蟿蔚位蠋蟼 伪谓蔚尉维蟻蟿畏蟿蔚蟼) 蔚谓伪位位维蟽蟽慰谓蟿伪喂 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼 魏伪喂 未喂伪魏蠈蟺蟿慰谓蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈蟿慰渭伪 纬喂伪 谓伪
蟽蠀谓蔚蠂喂蟽蟿慰蠉谓 蟽蔚 蟿蠀蠂伪委伪 蟽蟿维未喂伪 蔚尉苇位喂尉畏蟼.

螒蠀蟿萎 畏 伪蠁畏纬畏渭伪蟿喂魏萎 蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏萎 苇蠂蔚喂 渭喂伪 渭伪纬蔚蠀蟿喂魏萎 纬慰畏蟿蔚委伪 魏伪喂 魏伪胃蠋蟼 慰喂 未蠀慰 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼 蟿蟻苇蠂慰蠀谓 蟺伪蟻维位位畏位伪, 渭慰谓伪未喂魏蠈 魏慰喂谓蠈 蟽畏渭蔚委慰 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 渭蔚蟻喂魏慰委 伪尉喂伪纬维蟺畏蟿慰喂 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蔚蟼.

危蔚 苇谓伪 渭喂魏蟻蠈,蟺伪蟻维尉蔚谓慰 魏伪喂 蠂喂渭伪喂蟻喂魏蠈 纬蔚蟻渭伪谓喂魏蠈 蟺蟻喂纬魏喂蟺维蟿慰, 蟽蟿萎谓蔚蟿伪喂 慰 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽渭伪纬慰蟻喂魏蠈蟼 魏伪胃蟻苇蠁蟿畏蟼 蟿慰蠀 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿慰蟻萎渭伪蟿慰蟼.
螠喂伪 蔚蟺喂魏委谓未蠀谓畏 尾蠈位蟿伪 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 蟿蔚蟻维蟽蟿喂慰蠀蟼 魏伪喂 蟽魏慰蟿蔚喂谓慰蠉蟼 魏萎蟺慰蠀蟼 蟿畏蟼 蟺蟻喂纬魏喂蟺喂魏萎蟼 伪蠀位萎蟼 渭蔚 蟿伪 蟺喂慰 蟽蟺维谓喂伪 蠁蠀蟿维 魏伪喂 渭蔚 伪蟻蠋渭伪蟿伪 伪蟺慰 委谓蟿蟻喂纬魏蔚蟼, 魏蠅渭蠅未委蔚蟼, 蟿蟻伪纬蠅未委蔚蟼, 蟽维蟿喂蟻蔚蟼, 蔚喂蟻蠅谓蔚委蔚蟼, 渭蔚位蠈未蟻伪渭伪蟿伪 魏伪喂 蠁维蟻蟽蔚蟼.

螣 纬维蟿慰蟼 螠慰蠀蟻, 渭喂伪 喂未喂慰蠁蠀螑伪 伪蠀蟿慰未委未伪魏蟿畏 魏伪喂 尾伪胃喂维 魏伪位位喂蔚蟻纬畏渭苇谓畏, 蔚委谓伪喂 渭喂伪 蠁喂位慰蟽慰蠁喂魏萎 蠁喂纬慰蠉蟻伪 畏 慰蟺慰委伪 苇蠂蔚喂 蟽蟺慰蠀未伪委蔚蟼 喂魏伪谓蠈蟿畏蟿蔚蟼 蔚蟺喂蟽蟿畏渭慰谓喂魏萎蟼 未蔚尉喂蠈蟿畏蟿伪蟼. 螛蔚蠅蟻蔚委 蟿慰谓 蔚伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰蠀 蟿畏 渭蔚纬伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻畏 渭蔚纬伪位慰蠁蠀螑伪 蠈位蠅谓 蟿蠅谓 蔚蟺慰蠂蠋谓, 伪谓蠋蟿蔚蟻畏 伪蟺慰 蠈位伪 蟿伪 蔚委未畏 蟿慰蠀 味蠅蠆魏慰蠉 尾伪蟽喂位蔚委慰蠀 魏伪喂 伪纬蠅谓委味蔚蟿伪喂 谓伪 蔚蟺喂尾喂蠋蟽蔚喂 蟽蔚 苇谓伪谓 魏蠈蟽渭慰 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 蔚魏蟿喂渭维 蟿伪 胃蔚蠈蟽蟿伪位蟿伪 蟿伪位苇谓蟿伪 蟿慰蠀.

螣 螝蟻维喂蟽位蔚蟻 伪谓蟿喂胃苇蟿蠅蟼, 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪蟼 纬慰畏蟿蔚蠀蟿喂魏蠈蟼 谓蔚慰蠁喂位蔚位蔚蠉胃蔚蟻慰蟼 伪蟻蠂喂渭慰蠀蟽喂魏蠈蟼. 螆谓伪蟼 未喂蟺慰位喂魏蠈蟼 蠀蟺苇蟻慰蠂慰蟼 维谓未蟻伪蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟺伪位蔚蠉蔚喂 渭蔚 蟿慰 蠁蠅蟼 蟿畏蟼 谓蠉蠂蟿伪蟼 魏伪喂 蟿伪 蟽魏慰蟿维未喂伪 蟿畏蟼 畏渭苇蟻伪蟼 伪谓维渭蔚蟽伪 蟽蔚 胃蔚蠈 魏伪喂 未伪委渭慰谓伪, 伪谓维渭蔚蟽伪 蟽蟿畏谓 蟿蟻苇位伪 魏伪喂 蟿畏 位慰纬喂魏萎 蟿畏蟼 蟿蟻蠀蠁蔚蟻维 蔚魏魏蔚谓蟿蟻喂魏萎蟼 蠄蠀蠂萎蟼 蟿慰蠀.
螠蔚 蟿喂蟼 渭蔚位蠅未委蔚蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟽蠀谓胃苇蟿蔚喂, 味蔚喂 魏伪喂 蔚蟻蠅蟿蔚蠉蔚蟿伪喂, 渭蔚 蟿慰 蠂位蔚蠀伪蟽蟿喂魏蠈 蟿慰蠀 蠂喂慰蠉渭慰蟻 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 蔚喂位喂魏蟻委谓蔚喂伪 蟿慰蠀 伪魏蠀蟻蠋谓蔚喂 魏维胃蔚 蟺蟻慰蟽未喂慰蟻喂蟽渭蠈 蟿慰蠀 蔚伪蠀蟿慰蠉 蟿慰蠀 渭苇蟽伪 蟽蟿喂蟼 伪蟻喂蟽蟿慰魏蟻伪蟿喂魏苇蟼 蔚蟺喂未喂蠋尉蔚喂蟼 纬喂伪 蟺伪蟻伪未慰蟽喂伪魏慰蠉蟼 蟿委蟿位慰蠀蟼 蟿喂渭萎蟼 魏伪喂 蟺伪蟻维蟽畏渭伪 渭蔚 纬苇蟻喂魏伪 蔚蟽蟿蔚渭渭苇谓伪 萎胃畏 魏伪喂 苇胃喂渭伪.

螚 蟺伪蟻慰蠀蟽委伪 蟿慰蠀 蠁蠅蟿委味蔚喂 蔚魏胃伪渭尾蠅蟿喂魏维 蟿畏谓 伪蟽萎渭伪谓蟿畏 伪蟻喂蟽蟿慰魏蟻伪蟿委伪 魏伪喂 蠁伪谓蔚蟻蠋谓蔚喂 渭蔚 魏伪蠀蟽蟿喂魏维 蟽伪蟿喂蟻喂魏萎 蔚蠀纬苇谓蔚喂伪 蟿畏谓 伪谓伪尉喂慰蟺喂蟽蟿委伪 蟿畏蟼 未喂伪谓蠈畏蟽畏蟼, 蟿畏蟼 蔚胃喂渭慰蟿蠀蟺委伪蟼, 蟿慰蠀 伪魏伪未畏渭伪蠆魏慰蠉 蠂蠋蟻慰蠀, 蟿畏蟼 伪蠀位萎蟼 蟿蠅谓 蟿喂渭蠋谓 魏伪喂 蟿畏蟼 渭慰谓蟿苇蟻谓伪蟼 魏慰喂谓蠅谓委伪蟼.

螣 伪谓伪纬蔚谓谓畏蟽喂伪魏蠈蟼 螘. 韦. 螒 围蠈蠁渭伪谓 萎蟿伪谓 渭慰蠀蟽喂魏蠈蟼, 蟽蠀谓胃苇蟿畏蟼, 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼, 谓慰渭喂魏蠈蟼 魏伪喂 魏伪位位喂蟿苇蠂谓畏蟼 蟿畏蟼 魏伪蠀蟽蟿喂魏萎蟼 蟽维蟿喂蟻伪蟼 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 渭伪魏维尾蟻喂慰蠀 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽蟿喂魏慰蠉 蟻蔚伪位喂蟽渭慰蠉.
韦慰 纬蟻伪蟺蟿蠈 蟿慰蠀 苇蟻纬慰 蟺蟻慰蠇蟺慰胃苇蟿蔚喂 魏慰蟽渭慰蟺慰位委蟿喂魏畏 蟺谓蔚蠀渭伪蟿喂魏萎 魏伪蟿伪谓蠈畏蟽畏.
螣喂 蔚魏伪蟿慰谓蟿维未蔚蟼 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏苇蟼 伪谓伪蠁慰蟻苇蟼, 慰喂 蟺慰位位伪蟺位苇蟼 蟺伪蟻伪蟺慰渭蟺苇蟼 蟽蔚 渭慰蠀蟽喂魏萎, 蟿苇蠂谓畏, 蠁喂位慰蟽慰蠁委伪, 胃蟻畏蟽魏蔚委伪, 蟺慰位喂蟿喂魏萎 魏伪喂 蠄蠀蠂喂伪蟿蟻喂魏萎 蔚蟺喂蟽蟿萎渭畏, 蔚委谓伪喂 伪尉喂慰蟽畏渭蔚委蠅蟿伪 蟺伪蟻伪未蔚委纬渭伪蟿伪 蟿畏蟼 蔚魏蟺位畏魏蟿喂魏蠋谓 未蠋蟻蠅谓 蟿畏蟼 纬蟻伪蠁萎蟼 蟿慰蠀.
惟蟽蟿蠈蟽慰 蟽蔚 蟽蠀谓未蠀伪蟽渭蠈 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 伪蠁畏纬畏渭伪蟿喂魏萎 蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏萎 蟿畏蟼 伪尾蔚尾伪喂蠈蟿畏蟿伪蟼 畏 伪谓伪纬谓蠅蟽蟿喂魏萎 蟺慰蟻蔚委伪 未蠀蟽魏慰位蔚蠉蔚喂 魏伪喂 魏慰蠀蟻维味蔚喂.
螚 蔚尉慰蠀蟽喂伪蟽蟿喂魏萎 蟿慰蠀 未蔚尉喂慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪 蟽蠀谓未蠀维味蔚蟿伪喂 渭蔚 位蠀蟻喂蟽渭蠈, 蟿蠈位渭畏, 蟺谓蔚蠀渭伪蟿喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪 魏伪喂 慰尉蠀未苇蟻魏蔚喂伪 纬蔚渭维蟿畏 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽委伪.
螒蟺慰 伪蠀蟿维 蟺蟻慰魏蠉蟺蟿蔚喂 蔚谓伪 畏渭喂蟿蔚位苇蟼 伪蟽蠀谓萎胃喂蟽蟿伪 蟽蠀纬魏位慰谓喂蟽蟿喂魏蠈 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 伪蟺慰 苇谓伪谓 喂未喂慰蠁蠀萎 尉蔚蠂蠅蟻喂蟽蟿蠈 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪.

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Scriitorul romantic german, E. T. A. Hoffmann a scris, pe la 1820, o carte voluminoas膬, care cuprinde P膬rerile despre via牛膬 ale motanului Murr: 脦mpreun膬 cu fragmente din biografia capelmaistrului Johannes Kreisler, alc膬tuit膬 din foi de maculatur膬 r膬zle牛e. Nu e doar o compunere amuzant膬, ci 艧i un veritabil tratat filosofic. Fi葲i aten葲i :)

Motanul Murr este, dup膬 propria-i m膬rturisire, un 鈥灻﹖udiant en belles lettres鈥�. Confesiunea lui reprezint膬 o parodie a a艧a-numitului Bildungsroman, a 鈥瀝omanului unei form膬ri鈥�. Ea consemneaz膬:

a) efuziuni poetice demne de Jean-Jacques Rousseau: 鈥濷, Natur膬, m膬rea牛膬 艧i sublim膬 Natur膬! Simt 卯n pieptul meu 卯nfiorat 卯ntreaga ta voluptate, 卯ntregul t膬u farmec! Suflul t膬u m膬 卯nv膬luie ca o 艧oapt膬 tainic膬鈥�,

b) medita牛ii despre sim牛ul cel mai pre牛uit de filosofii platonicieni, v膬zul: 鈥濷, v膬zul! Minunat膬, splendid膬 obi艧nuin牛膬, f膬r膬 de care ar fi foarte greu s膬 te men牛ii 卯n via牛膬. Ferice de cei 卯nzestra牛i cu harul de a se deprinde at芒t de lesne ca 艧i mine cu vederea!鈥�,

c) opinii ale unor ter牛i (maestrul Abraham, magicianul proprietar al lui Murr) despre cotoi: 鈥瀖otanul Murr este animalul cel mai plin de haz din lume, un adev膬rat m膬sc膬rici; totu艧i, e cuminte 艧i manierat鈥� sau 鈥濸e motanul Murr, 卯n牛eleptul, eruditul filosof 艧i poet, moartea l-a r膬pus 卯n mijlocul str膬lucitei sale cariere...鈥�,

d) p膬reri despre inscrutabila enigm膬 a eternului feminin, despre rela牛ia dificil膬 dintre suflet 艧i trup, despre unele opere ale clasicilor greci 艧i latini, despre nestatornicia uman膬, despre lipsa de 卯ndurare a destinului, despre iubire, suferin牛膬, moarte, de葯ert膬ciune etc.

e) caracteriz膬ri metafizice ale iubirii: 鈥濲udec卯nd dup膬 c卯te am citit 葯i 葯tiu, dragostea n-ar fi dec卯t o stare psihic膬 morbid膬, care, la specia uman膬, se manifest膬 ca demen葲膬 par葲ial膬, deoarece un obiect este luat drept altceva dec卯t este 卯n realitate. De pild膬, un bondocel de fat膬, care c卯rpe葯te ciorapi, o iei drept zei葲膬鈥�.

Motanul Murr intuie葯te perfect procesul de cristalizare comentat 葯i de Stendhal 卯n Despre dragoste, dar f膬r膬 fine葲ea 葯i iste葲imea personajului nostru...
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袚芯褎屑邪薪 斜褘谢 褔褉械蟹胁褘褔邪泄薪芯 芯写邪褉械薪薪褘泄 褔械谢芯胁械泻. 袨薪 斜褘谢 懈 锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪褘屑 泻芯屑锌芯蟹懈褌芯褉芯屑, 蟹邪屑械褔邪褌械谢褜薪褘屑 锌懈褋邪褌械谢械屑 懈 褏芯褉芯褕懈屑 褏褍写芯卸薪懈泻芯屑.
"袪邪褋褋褍卸写械薪懈褟 泻芯褌邪 袦褍褉邪" 斜褘谢芯 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪芯 胁 薪邪褔邪谢械 写械胁褟褌薪邪写褑邪褌芯谐芯 胁械泻邪. 袧芯 褍写懈胁懈褌械谢褜薪芯, 褔褌芯 薪械泻芯褌芯褉褘械 屑芯写械褉薪懈褋褌褋泻懈械 懈 锌芯褋褌屑芯写械褉薪懈褋褌褋泻懈械 锌褉懈械屑褘, 褌邪泻懈械 泻邪泻 褉胁邪薪褘泄 褌械泻褋褌 褋 褎褉邪谐屑械薪褌邪屑懈, 写胁械 褋褞卸械褌薪褘械 谢懈薪懈懈, 薪械褋胁褟蟹邪薪薪褘械 屑械卸写褍 褋芯斜芯泄, 薪芯 褋 谐械褉芯械屑, 泻芯褌芯褉褘泄 械褋褌褜 胁 芯斜械懈褏, 懈褋锌芯谢褜蟹褍褞褌褋褟 懈屑 褋胁芯斜芯写薪芯 懈 薪械锌褉懈薪褍卸写械薪薪芯.
袣芯褌 袦褍褉, - 褔褌芯 薪邪蟹褘胁邪械褌褋褟, "泻芯褌 褍褔褢薪褘泄", 薪邪褍褔懈胁褕懈泄褋褟 锌懈褋邪褌褜 懈 褔懈褌邪褌褜, 薪邪斜谢褞写邪褟 蟹邪 褏芯蟹褟懈薪芯屑. 袧械褋屑芯褌褉褟 薪邪 械谐芯 泻芯褕邪褔褜褞 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪薪薪芯褋褌褜, 胁褋械 卸械 芯薪 芯谢懈褑械褌胁芯褉褟械褌 褋芯斜芯泄 屑械褖邪薪褋褌胁芯 懈 芯斜褘胁邪褌械谢褜褖懈薪褍, 懈斜芯 械谐芯 锌褉械卸写械 胁褋械谐芯 懈薪褌械褉械褋褍褞褌 泻芯屑褎芯褉褌, 胁泻褍褋薪邪褟 械写邪 懈 锌褉芯褔懈械 褍写芯斜褋褌胁邪. 协褌芯 薪械锌褉芯褋褌芯泄 褎懈谢懈褋褌械褉, 邪 薪邪锌褘褖械薪薪褘泄 褎懈谢懈褋褌械褉, 泻芯褌芯褉褘泄 褋褔懈褌邪褟 褋械斜褟 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪薪薪褘屑, 锌褉械锌芯写薪芯褋懈褌 褋械斜褟 褎懈谢芯褋芯褎芯屑. 袣邪锌械谢褜屑械泄褋褌械褉 袣褉械泄褋谢械褉 芯谢懈褑械褌胁芯褉褟械褌 褌胁芯褉褔械褋泻芯械 薪邪褔邪谢芯, 屑懈褉 懈褋泻褍褋褋褌胁邪, 胁褘褋芯泻懈褏 屑邪褌械褉懈泄, 胁写芯褏薪芯胁械薪懈褟. 协褌懈 写胁邪 屑懈褉邪 锌褉芯褌懈胁芯锌芯褋褌邪胁谢褟褞褌褋褟 写褉褍谐 写褉褍谐褍. 孝褉邪谐懈褔械褋泻邪褟 褋褍写褜斜邪 泻邪锌械谢褜屑械泄褋褌械褉邪, 芯斜褉褘胁泻懈 卸懈蟹薪械芯锌懈褋邪薪懈褟 泻芯褌芯褉芯谐芯 褋谢褍卸邪褌 锌褉芯屑芯泻邪褌械谢褜薪芯泄 斜褍屑邪谐芯泄 写谢褟 褋谢芯胁芯懈蟹胁械褉卸械薪懈褟 泻芯褌邪, 褋谢褍卸邪褌 写懈褋谐邪褉屑芯薪懈褉褍褞褖懈屑 褎芯薪芯屑 泻 械谐芯 褝锌懈泻褍褉械泄褋泻懈屑 懈 褝谐芯懈褋褌懈褔薪褘屑 胁褘褋泻邪蟹褘胁邪薪懈褟屑
袚芯褎屑邪薪 薪械 褍褋锌械谢 蟹邪泻芯薪褔懈褌褜 褉芯屑邪薪, 薪芯 懈 胁 薪械蟹邪胁械褉褕械薪薪芯屑 胁懈写械 芯薪 褋芯胁械褉褕械薪薪芯 褟褉芯泻 懈 薪械蟹邪斜褘胁邪械屑.
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螣 螠慰蠀蟻 蔚委谓伪喂 慰 纬维蟿慰蟼 蟿慰蠀 蔚蠁蔚蠀蟻苇蟿畏/渭维纬慰蠀 蟿畏蟼 伪蠀位萎蟼 蟿慰蠀 螖慰蠉魏伪 螘喂蟻畏谓伪委慰蠀.
螘委谓伪喂 苇谓伪蟼 蟺慰位蠉 喂未喂伪委蟿蔚蟻慰蟼 纬维蟿慰蟼 渭喂伪蟼 魏伪喂 尉苇蟻蔚喂 谓伪 纬蟻维蠁蔚喂 魏伪喂 谓伪 未喂伪尾维味蔚喂. 螘委谓伪喂 蟺蟻慰尾位畏渭伪蟿喂蟽渭苇谓慰蟼, 慰喂 蟽魏苇蠄蔚喂蟼 蟿慰蠀 蟽蠀渭尾伪未委味慰蠀谓 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 螘蠀蟻蠅蟺伪蠆魏蠈 螖喂伪蠁蠅蟿喂蟽渭蠈, 纬蟻维蠁蔚喂 蟽慰谓苇蟿伪, 蟺慰喂萎渭伪蟿伪 魏伪喂 渭喂魏蟻维 未喂畏纬萎渭伪蟿伪.
螖蔚谓 胃伪 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽蔚 位慰喂蟺蠈谓 渭喂伪 蟿苇蟿慰喂伪 蟽畏渭伪谓蟿喂魏萎 蟺蟻慰蟽蠅蟺喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪 谓伪 渭畏谓 伪蠁萎蟽蔚喂 蟺伪蟻伪魏伪蟿伪胃萎魏畏 纬喂伪 蟿喂蟼 蔚蟺蠈渭蔚谓蔚蟼 纬蔚谓喂苇蟼 蟿蠅谓 纬伪蟿蠋谓, 蟿畏谓 尾喂慰纬蟻伪蠁委伪 蟿慰蠀 畏 慰蟺慰委伪 胃伪 萎蟿伪谓 渭维位喂蟽蟿伪 纬蟻伪渭渭苇谓畏 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰谓 委未喂慰... 螆蟿蟽喂 慰 蠁喂位维蟻蔚蟽魏慰蟼 纬维蟿慰蟼 胃伪 未喂伪位苇尉蔚喂 苇谓伪 尾喂尾位委慰 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 尾喂尾位喂慰胃萎魏畏 蟿慰蠀 魏蠀蟻委慰蠀 蟿慰蠀 纬喂伪 谓伪 纬蟻维蠄蔚喂 蟿伪 伪蟺慰渭谓畏渭慰谓蔚蠉渭伪蟿伪 蟿慰蠀. 韦蠀蠂伪委伪 胃伪 未喂伪位苇尉蔚喂 蟿畏谓 尾喂慰纬蟻伪蠁委伪 蔚谓蠈蟼 维纬谓蠅蟽蟿慰蠀 渭慰蠀蟽喂魏慰蟽蠀谓胃苇蟿畏 蟿慰蠀 螕喂慰蠂维谓蔚蟼 螝蟻维喂蟽位蔚蟻!!

韦慰 伪蟺慰蟿苇位蔚蟽渭伪 蠈渭蠅蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 伪位位慰蟺蟻蠈蟽伪位位慰 魏伪喂 未喂伪蟽魏蔚未伪蟽蟿喂魏蠈! 螣喂 2 尾喂慰纬蟻伪蠁委蔚蟼 渭蟺位苇魏慰谓蟿伪喂 魏伪喂 慰 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏蟼 未喂伪尾维味蔚喂 纬喂伪 蟿喂蟼 味蠅苇蟼 蟿慰蠀 螕维蟿慰蠀 螠慰蠀蟻 伪位位维 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 螝蟻维喂蟽位蔚蟻! 螖蠀慰 蔚魏 未喂伪渭苇蟿蟻慰蠀 伪谓蟿委胃蔚蟿蠅谓 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蠅谓.
韦慰蠀 慰蟻胃慰位慰纬喂蟽蟿萎, 伪尉喂慰蟺蟻蔚蟺萎 魏伪喂 蠁喂位维蟻蔚蟽魏慰蠀 纬维蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 蟻慰渭伪谓蟿喂魏慰蠉, 蟺蔚蟻喂胃蠅蟻喂伪魏慰蠉 魏伪喂 慰谓蔚喂蟻慰蟺蠈位慰蠀 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬慰蠉 螕喂慰蠂维谓蔚蟼 螝蟻维喂蟽位蔚蟻.

螣 螘韦螒 围蠈蠁渭伪谓 蟽伪蟿喂蟻委味蔚喂 渭苇蟽蠅 蟿慰蠀 纬维蟿慰蠀, 蟿喂蟼 喂未苇蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 螖喂伪蠁蠅锟斤拷喂蟽渭慰蠉 魏伪喂 蟿慰谓 魏伪胃蠅蟽蟺蟻蔚蟺喂蟽渭蠈 蔚谓蠋 渭苇蟽蠅 蟿慰蠀 螝蟻伪喂蟽位蔚蟻 渭伪蟼 蠀蟺蔚谓胃蠀渭委味蔚喂 蠈蟿喂 慰 巍慰渭伪谓蟿喂蟽渭蠈蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 魏维蟿喂 蟿慰 慰蟺慰委慰 渭伪蟼 蟽蠀渭蟺位畏蟻蠋谓蔚喂 蟽伪谓 慰谓蟿蠈蟿畏蟿蔚蟼.
螣 委未喂慰蟼 慰 围慰蠁渭伪谓 萎蟿伪谓 渭慰蠀蟽喂魏蠈蟼, 味蠅纬蟻维蠁慰蟼 魏伪喂 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼. 螤伪蟻维位位畏位伪 蠈渭蠅蟼 萎蟿伪谓 魏伪喂 未畏渭蠈蟽喂慰蟼 蠀蟺维位位畏位慰蟼. 螇蟿伪谓 苇谓伪蟼 魏伪位位喂蟿苇蠂谓畏蟼 慰 慰蟺慰委慰蟼 蟺维蟽蠂喂味蔚 谓伪 蟽蠀渭尾喂尾维蟽蔚喂 蟿畏 未畏渭慰蟽喂慰蠇蟺伪位位畏位喂魏萎 蟿慰蠀 喂未喂蠈蟿畏蟿伪 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 胃蠀蔚位位蠋未畏 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬喂魏萎 蟿慰蠀 蠁蠉蟽畏. 螒喂蟽胃伪谓蠈蟿伪谓 伪蟺苇蠂胃蔚喂伪 纬喂伪 蟿喂蟼 渭喂魏蟻慰伪蟽蟿喂魏苇蟼 伪谓蟿喂位萎蠄蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 蟿慰谓 魏伪胃蠅蟽蟺蟻蔚蟺喂蟽渭蠈 魏维蟿喂 蟿慰 慰蟺慰委慰 未喂伪蠁伪委谓蔚蟿伪喂 蟽蔚 蠈位伪 蟿慰蠀 蟿伪 尾喂尾位委伪.

螔蟻萎魏伪 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 伪蟻喂蟽蟿慰蠀蟻纬畏渭伪蟿喂魏蠈 蟽伪谓 蟽蠉位位畏蠄畏 魏伪喂 蟽伪谓 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬委伪. 螛伪蠉渭伪蟽伪 蟿慰谓 螕喂慰蠂维谓蔚蟼 螝蟻维喂蟽位蔚蟻 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 伪蟺蠈位蠀蟿畏 蟺蟻慰蟽萎位蠅蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 蟽蟿喂蟼 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬委蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 纬苇位伪蟽伪 渭蔚 蟿喂蟼 纬魏维蠁蔚蟼 魏伪喂 蟿喂蟼 胃蔚蠅蟻委蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 螕维蟿慰蠀 螠慰蠀蟻.
螣喂 纬慰蟿胃喂魏苇蟼 伪蟺慰蠂蟻蠋蟽蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 慰喂 蟺喂谓蔚位喂苇蟼 渭蠀蟽蟿萎蟻喂慰蠀 未委谓慰蠀谓 蟽蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 渭喂伪 蔚蟺喂蟺位苇慰谓 纬慰畏蟿蔚委伪.
5/5 纬喂伪 苇谓伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 魏伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻伪 尾喂尾位委伪 蟺慰蠀 苇蠂蠅 未喂伪尾维蟽蔚喂!!
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January 25, 2015
What a fun book! Told in two parts (Tomcat Murr & Kappellmeister Kreisler's stories) this book is funny and intriguing.
Murr's segments are a staid, city life...a more "ordinary" life of social customs, education, society, rank, etc. Murr educates himself by learning to read & write. He has polish, civility, class.....but always the cat in him comes out: a fried herring head is too hard to resist, the claws come out at fright and anger, he arches his back. There's no getting away from one's true nature.
Kreisler's side of the story has a fairy-tale aspect to it with kings, queens, intrigues, sword fights, magic....all set in an idyllic landscape. It's exciting and charming.
The writing technique is jarring. Just as one is consumed with one story, it stops in mid-sentence and the other's story continues. This happens throughout the book.....start getting comfortable and the story switches. It works well in this book.
The third book was, unfortunately, never written. This book ends abruptly. However, in thinking it over, it ends in a good place to leave the imagination to roam.
Very enjoyable; a fun read.
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March 10, 2021
Matoriji Beogra膽ani se mo啪da se膰aju da je na Slaviji polovinom devedesetih postojao grafit "Uzme拧 jedan Hofman ujutru i ceo dan zlo i naopako". I mada se ta smela metonimija odnosila na Alberta a ne na Ernsta Teodora Amadeusa, mo啪e i na njega lepo da se primeni.

Da li su 沤ivotni nazori ma膷ka Mura Hofmanovo najbolje delo? Pa, mo啪da ipak ne. Ali svakako su tipi膷no hofmanovski i jo拧 tipi膷nije romanti膷arski. Ovde imamo SVE 拧to se za ta dva prideva vezuje: i odsevak fantastike, i figuru umetnika na rubu ludila, i neprekidnu tenziju izme膽u malogra膽ana i umetnika, i svemo膰nu muziku, i o拧tru, nemilosrdno zlobnu satiru, i motiv dvojnika - maltene nema lika koji se na ovaj ili onaj na膷in ne udvaja i ne odra啪ava u drugome, a da ne govorimo o strukturi romana - i fragmentarnu, gotovo eksperimentalnu formu i romanti膷arsku ironiju. Na nesre膰u, Mur je jo拧 fragmentarniji nego 拧to bi bio da je Hofman malo du啪e po啪iveo i prekida se na oko dve tre膰ine od projektovanog, ali je, kad se saberu Hofmanova dovr拧ena dela sli膷ne strukture, pre svega 膼avolji eliksiri, i njegova biografija, dosta jasno kako bi se zavr拧io - smr膰u i ludilom u ve膰 nekakvoj kombinaciji.
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March 2, 2008
I am so glad I picked up this book (enticed by the cover engraving of the handsome titular cat). Murr will make you laugh out loud. Highlights were his encounters with Ponto the poodle, especially their first meeting. The other story, about the composer Kreisler, was not as immediately accessible but soon pulled me in. It's really a pretty amazing technical feat for Hoffman to have pulled together these two stories that are so different in tone in such a way that they're pretty much equally enjoyable and, strangely, seem to nest together. I didn't end up frustrated that it's an unfinished novel; I think that makes it more of a fun romp than a polished, tied up story would have been. I don't want to give away any more than that--I recommend you just dive in and enjoy. The introduction notes Hoffman's influence on Pushkin, Gogol, Bulgakov, Mann, Kafka, and others, and traces how Hoffman was influenced by Cervantes and Sterne.
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July 2, 2023
Suprarealism, efuziune liric膬, nihilism 葯i un timp boem petrecut 卯n compania motanului Murr, un timp 卯n care aproape te apuci de fumat chiar dac膬 nu ai facut-o niciodat膬 卯n via葲膬...Motanul Murr e un pisic de colec葲ie, mult prea evoluat pentru epoca 卯n care tr膬ie葯te, un superior 葯i un gentelman de prim膬 clas膬, motanul Murr nu e oricine, e un domn, eh, po葲i s膬 stai cu el minute 卯n 葯ir de vorb膬 卯ntr-o cafenea fum芒nd 葯i dep膬n芒nd amintiri g芒rl膬, e pur 葯i simplu fantastic,ai un amic ca motanul Murr, cum ar fi s膬-i dai un telefon 葯i el s膬 fie acolo pe fir s膬-葲i propun膬 o ie葯ire 卯n ora葯 la apus, o ie葯ire metafizic膬 dup膬 care t芒nje葯ti de ani 卯ntregi 葯i nu ai cu cine pentru c膬 lumea de r芒nd s-a angrenat 卯ntr-o via葲膬 banal膬 cu job, rate 葯i copiii dup膬 ei, numai tu ai r膬mas singur acum f膬r膬 prieteni care s膬 mai fie a葯a nebuni 葯i vis膬tori ca tine, desprin葯i de sim葲ul practic 葯i a utilitarismului ostentativ, dar tu e葯ti poet 葯i nu ai treab膬 cu ei, motanul Murr a lui Hoffmann ar putea s膬-葲i spun膬 cum stau treburile astea 卯n via葲膬 葯i cum s膬 faci fa葲膬 nenorocitei 膬steia de rutini zilnice care de obicei 卯i bag膬 卯n depresii pe arti葯ti 葯i poe葲i...葯i pe mine, motanul Murr - un prieten de n膬dejde, expert 卯n niihilismul pasiv, expert 葯i 卯n suferin葲ele din dragoste at芒t la femei c芒t 葯i b膬rba葲i, ce s膬 mai motanul Murr e un psihoterapeut 葯i psiholog f膬r膬 vreun masterat absolvit la Harvard sau Oxford, de necrezut...Culmea e c膬 motanul e student la Litere momentan, dar cam adun膬 multe absen葲e pentru c膬 el se ocup膬 mai mult de propriul ego dec芒t de restan葲ele din mediu academic, a葯a cum eram 葯i
eu pe vremea studen葲iei de la Litere, de altfel, un fel de ''student'' etern cum m-ai descoperim 葯i la Dostoievsky 卯n Adolescentul, un anti-erou f膬r膬 prea mult膬 moral膬 sau con葯tiin葲膬, nihilist pasiv, sceptic, lipsti de curaj 葯i for葲膬 de determinare 卯n via葲膬 葯i totu葯i un spirit idealist prezent 葯i 卯n Memoriile din subteran膬 tot de Dostoievsky sau chiar Crim膬 葯i pedeaps膬, Str膬inul de Camus sau Metamorfoza de Kafka, genul de literatur膬 卯n care m膬 reg膬sesc cel mai mult eu, ca o reflec葲ie identic膬 a spiritului meu ascuns 卯ntr-o oglind膬 r膬v膬葯itoare...
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March 1, 2015
E.T.A. Hoffman, the author of this odd, unfinished book, was born in 1776 and died in 1822. Experts in Literature describe 鈥楾he Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr鈥�, of which Part One was first published in 1819 and Part Two was published in 1821, as proto-postmodernism because it shares many of the characteristics that define such novels. The link below describes those characteristics.



I am not a Literature expert of any kind, but I have been reading some of the books which are considered early 鈥榤asterpieces鈥� or simply examples of early novels which inspired experimentation and development of the format 鈥楾he Novel鈥�.



If you don鈥檛 have time to read the above link, I鈥檒l simply say I feel the Novel format that our generation is comfortable in reading began in the 18th century. The invention of the printing press in the middle 1400鈥檚 meant the printing of stories (The Gutenberg Bible) began in the 15th century, but I would not say these 鈥榖ooks鈥� are comfortable to read, speaking as an ordinary person of grocery store aisle tastes. However, I must recommend making an effort to read these earlier 鈥榥ovels鈥� because so many books refer to them, if not steal the basic plots. But, again speaking as an ordinary person, I try to pick up Literary Canon versions with lots of notes, which means reading a book published by a respectable publishing company and making sure the editor has a long descriptive foreword prefacing the story.


I have struggled to read these early 鈥榥ovels鈥�, so I was happy that the Penguin English translation of Hoffman鈥檚 book is comfortable to read. It is not too far from our own time, so that many details are familiar. That said, I was shocked to see the protagonist is a cat.

A literate cat!

Murr tells the story of his birth, youth, education and maturity. At the same time, he is clearly a kitty from beginning to end of his autobiography. He lives a cat life, and he tries to hide his literacy from his master, Master Abraham. He loves eating a nice fish head after digesting one of his owner鈥檚 books..

鈥淔or the edification of hopeful young tomcats, I cannot neglect to remark that if I wanted to study I would leap at my master鈥檚 library with my eyes closed , then tug out the book to which I was clinging and peruse it whatever its contents. Through this mode of studying, my mind acquired that wide-ranging flexibility, that diverse and brilliant wealth of knowledge, which posterity will admire in me.鈥�

Hoffmann, E.T.A. (2006-02-23). The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr (Penguin Classics) (p. 45). Penguin Books Ltd. Kindle Edition.

On his explorations of the roof of the house where he lives, he mets a hottie, a female with a lovely singing voice.

鈥淚t is the first duty of an honest biographer to be scrupulous and not on any account to spare himself. In all honesty, therefore, paw on heart, I will confess that despite the inexpressible zeal with which I devoted myself to the arts and sciences, yet the thought of lovely Kitty would often rise suddenly before my mind鈥檚 eye, wholly interrupting my studies.鈥�

Hoffmann, E.T.A. (2006-02-23). The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr (Penguin Classics) (p. 167). Penguin Books Ltd. Kindle Edition.

Murr also falls in with a cat crowd of clubbers.

鈥淟et it suffice to say that for some time I continued to lead a cheerful, merry life on the roof-tops of the neighbourhood as a feline fraternity member, in the company of Muzius and other excellent, honest, trustworthy young fellows, white, ginger and tabby.鈥�

Hoffmann, E.T.A. (2006-02-23). The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr (Penguin Classics) (p. 205). Penguin Books Ltd. Kindle Edition.


Murr makes an astonishing friendship with a poodle, and on that account learns 鈥榩oodlish鈥�.

鈥淢y new friendship had made a deep impression on me, so that as I sat in sun or shade, on the roof or under the stove, I thought of nothing, reflected on nothing, dreamed of nothing, was aware of nothing but poodle, poodle, poodle! I thereby gained great insight into the innermost essence of poodlishness which dawned upon me in brilliant colours,鈥︹€�

Hoffmann, E.T.A. (2006-02-23). The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr (Penguin Classics) (p. 47). Penguin Books Ltd. Kindle Edition.

鈥淚 adduced several examples from the two languages, drawing the reader鈥檚 attention to the identical roots of bow-wow鈥� miaow-miaow鈥� yap-yap 鈥� snap 鈥� grrr 鈥� purr 鈥� huff-huff 鈥� hissss, and so forth.鈥�

Hoffmann, E.T.A. (2006-02-23). The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr (Penguin Classics) (p. 47). Penguin Books Ltd. Kindle Edition.

The book title is a satire of another book, also an early satire, , while the content satirizes a type of novel circulating in Germany at the time, 鈥楻omances鈥�.

(One of the confusions for today鈥檚 readers in determining what an earlier century鈥檚 book is about is they used the descriptor Romance or Comedy to describe what we would call a Fantasy or Adventure Drama.)

Unfortunately for the General Reader (my opinion), Murr鈥檚 funny autobiography is mixed in with 鈥榳aste paper鈥� Murr used to blot his opus, a biography of another person, a human by the name of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler. Murr accidentally sends in the 鈥榖lotting鈥� paper to the printer with his own pages, and so his printed book ends up in alternating pages between his own writings and that of the biography of Kreisler.

I did not enjoy Kreisler鈥檚 pages so much. Kreisler鈥檚 life was written in a dull dull dull manner, despite the fact it was a satire of German gothic novels. Kreisler fixes organs, and he is a musician. His skills permit him access to various classes of society, as well as involvement in various adventures. He is of a nervous disposition, a bit of a frail personality; but this was a time period when some artists were considered to be of delicate emotional constitutions. His acquaintances are aristocrats, some of whom go mad, common folk, religious priests, and merchants. Psychology was a new science, lately introduced to European society, and it was interesting to read a book which was one of the first to use psychological terms, not just elements, as part of a gothic story. There is a magician (Master Abraham, a character in both intermingled pages), a seeress who sees the future, automatons, possible ghosts, attempted murder, etc. The aristocrat family is full of the arranging of marriages and other corruptions which were usual at that time and in previous centuries.

As befits a novel written for the educated European reader, who were considered elites of these times, there are also tons and tons of literary and cultural references of high-culture Art books and theme paintings, especially those of German, French, Latin and some Greek studies, although satirically inserted and used.

Many historians think of 1815 as the date when our modern times began, so that places this book on the cusp between medieval world values and the beginning of the industrial ages. In my opinion, that makes this book an interesting novel, seeing a bit of the intersection of the two periods of European/German idea and philosophical development. I also adored Murr. However, I did not enjoy reading about Kreisler; I thought his sections a chore to read through. Other readers have felt exactly the opposite of what I felt. If you read this book, let me know which protagonist you liked best!
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February 15, 2013
It's always rewarding when you read a book like this - two hundred years old and full of references to bourgeois German society - and find that it is genuinely funny, that the humour transcends cultural and historical boundaries. Here, the characteristics of the pretentious, deluded cat Murr and the intense, anti-social composer Kriesler are easily identifiable in any era.

Murr engages in a sort of bildungsroman, starting off as a precocious kitten fond of half-reading classics and amusing himself with "naughty pranks" and passing through marriage, fraternity life and a dabble with high society. Kriesler wanders into the banana republic of Sieghartsof only to find himself drawn towards the haunted Princess Hedwiga and her charming friend Julia, and drawn into a gothic mystery featuring mysterious figures in the woods and sinister princes. The deliberately haphazard cutting between the stories and the surreal nature of the stories give the novel a distinctive feel; a proto-magic realism novel. The abrupt ending, necessitated by Hoffman's death, leaves the book forever incomplete. Still, if you can countenance a lack of narrative closure, there's a lot to enjoy in this witty, inventive work.
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February 21, 2017
3,5

Murr 猫 un gatto colto e intelligente che ama la lettura e si dedica con impegno anche alla scrittura. Il libro, infatti, 猫 un'autobiografia in cui Murr non solo parla della sua vita ma esprime anche le sue considerazioni sulla societ脿. Murr, per貌, per scrivere la sua biografia, usa dei fogli che contenevano la biografia di Kreisler, un altro personaggio di Hoffmann. Le due biografie in questo modo si sovrappongono e l'editore stampa un libro che contiene le due biografie che s'intrecciano e si alternano.
Ecco, sar貌 scema io, ma non sono riuscita a capire quando si stavano leggendo le parti scritte da Murr e quando quelle scritte da Kreisler. L'io narrante sembrava sempre lo stesso, ovvero il gatto Murr. Quando verr脿 a trovarmi il mio amico intelligente lo obbligher貌 a leggere il libro e poi mi far貌 indicare da lui quali parti sono di Murr e quali quelle di Kreisler.
E' un bel libro, a tratti con osservazioni profonde e a tratti umoristico, l'unica pecca 猫 che non sono riuscita a vedere differenze tra lo scritto del gatto e quello di Kreisler perch茅 l'io narrante sembra sempre lo stesso.
Un giorno lo legger貌 in lingua originale perch茅 sono curiosa di vedere se 猫 colpa della traduzione, se 猫 Hoffmann che ha usato uno stesso linguaggio per entrambi i personaggi o se sono una povera fessa.


25/02/2013
Ho letto finalmente l'edizione in lingua originale.
Posso affermare di non essere una fessa (lo sono comunque ma per altri motivi) perch茅 l'editore Ugo Mursia ha avuto la splendida idea di mutilare senza ritegno un classico della letteratura tedesca.
Nell'edizione tedesca ci sono, com'猫 giusto che sia, entrambe le biografie: l'autobiografia del gatto Murr 猫 completa mentre quella del maestro di cappella Kreisler 猫 frammentata perch茅 interrotta dall'autobiografia di Murr che ha usato i fogli che contenevano la biografia di Kreisler per annotarci le sue riflessioni e la sua vita.
Si tratta quindi di due storie separate e indipendenti collegate solo dal fatto che il padrone di Murr, il maestro Abramo, 猫 un caro amico di Kreisler il quale ha ospitato il gatto per un breve periodo durante il quale il micio ha pensato bene di iniziare a scrivere la sua autobiografia utilizzando i fogli contenenti la biografia di Kreisler.
Mentre l'autobiografia di Murr 猫 completa, quella di Kreisler 猫 volutamente interrotta e incompleta ma ci貌 non toglie nulla alla trama della storia, anzi, questa si arricchisce di mistero e di suspense.
Nella storia di Kreisler ritroviamo le ambientazioni e le tematiche tipiche di Hoffmann: il mistero, un omicidio, un po' di magia e segreti che verranno svelati.

Se volete leggere Le considerazioni filosofiche del gatto Murr NON comprate l'edizione della Mursia perch茅 manca tutta la storia di Kreisler. L'unica spiegazione che posso dare a questa mutilazione 猫 che Le considerazioni della Mursia fanno parte della collana Felinamente e quindi la parte dedicata alla biografia di Kreisler 猫 stata consapevolmente omessa per mantenere solo quella del gatto Murr.

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May 26, 2023
Written 200 years ago it is still fresh and beautiful. I enjoyed in every sentence. Even unfinished it was a blast!
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60 reviews14 followers
June 10, 2019
Katzenromane gibt es in der zeitgen枚ssischen Literatur ja so einige. Doch die Idee ist nicht neu: Schon in den Lebens-Ansichten des Katers Murr von E. T. A. Hoffmann, einem fast 200 Jahre alten Text, tritt ein Kater h枚chstselbst als Autor auf und 眉berliefert der Nachwelt seine Biografie. Dummerweise verwendet er daf眉r bereits beschriebenes Papier, n盲mlich ein Manuskript, das er bei seinem Besitzer, dem Kapellmeister Kreisler, findet. Durch einen vermeintlichen Fehler bei der Drucklegung ergibt es sich, dass sich die Lebensgeschichte des schriftstellernden Katers mit der Biografie des Kapellmeisters auf kuriose Weise vermischt. E. T. A. Hoffmann hat mit diesem Roman ein Kunstwerk hinsichtlich Form und Komposition geschaffen. Es gelingt ihm, zwei voneinander weitgehend unabh盲ngige Geschichten parallel zu erz盲hlen und trotzdem die beiden Handlungsf盲den geschickt miteinander zu verweben. An den Leser stellt das hohe Anforderungen, zumal die Kreisler-Biografie nur aus Fragmenten besteht und f眉r sich schon eine recht komplizierte Struktur besitzt. Aber gerade darum ist der Roman auch heute noch ein ungew枚hnliches Lesevergn眉gen.
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186 reviews10 followers
September 9, 2019
Ah romantizm! Nas谋l Hamlet Horatio鈥檚uz eksikse, edebiyatta sen olmasan eksilmi艧 say谋l谋rd谋. Romantik bir giri艧 yapmak istedim bu incelemeye, 莽眉nk眉 okuduktan sonra bir kez daha romantizm ak谋m谋na a艧谋k oldum.

Bu kitap muhte艧emdir, efsanedir, destans谋d谋r, masals谋d谋r, tam bir klasik ba艧yap谋tt谋r. Bug眉ne kadar okudu臒um en iyi klasik kitap diyebilirim. Top 5 kitap listemde 眉st s谋ralar谋 zorlar. Asl谋nda kitap hakk谋nda s枚ylenecek o kadar fazla 艧ey var ki. Hi莽bir kelime benim bu kitaba olan hayranl谋臒谋m谋 ifade edecek g眉ce sahip de臒il gibi hissediyorum. Kitap, bir yandan Kedi Murr鈥檜n bebeklikten olgunlu臒a kadar ya艧ad谋klar谋n谋, hayat hakk谋ndaki g枚r眉艧lerini, izlenimlerini, g枚zlemlerini anlat谋rken bir yandan orkestra 艧efi Kreisler鈥檌n masals谋 hikayesine ortak ediyor bizi. Bir s眉re sonra iki hikaye aras谋ndaki paralelli臒i farketti臒inizde kitab谋n tad谋ndan yenmiyor. Ayn谋 anda iki kitap okuyormu艧 gibi hissediyorsunuz.
Kedilere olan bak谋艧 a莽谋m tamamen de臒i艧ti. Bunu anlaman谋z i莽in kitab谋 okuman谋z谋 tavsiye ederim.

Bu ba艧yap谋t, bir kitapta olmas谋n谋 istedi臒im, okumay谋 bekledi臒im her 艧eye sahipti; uzun betimlemeler, karma艧谋k olaylar, dolu dolu bir hikaye, i莽inden 莽谋kamayaca臒谋n谋z felsefi ak谋l y眉r眉tmeler, bir s眉r眉 edebi, tarihi, 陌ncil referanslar谋, metaforlar. E.T.A. Hoffman鈥檃 hayran kald谋m, t眉m kitaplar谋n谋 okuma iste臒iyle yan谋p tutu艧uyorum.
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121 reviews13 followers
November 29, 2021
Romantizm ve bir kedi mi, hmmm.. Harika bir birle艧im!

G眉nl眉k konu艧ma dilinin ak谋艧谋nda hi莽 yormadan ilerleyen (yanl谋艧l谋kla) i莽 i莽e ge莽mi艧 iki hayat hikayesinin co艧kulu ve romantik birlikteli臒i ile akan harika bir kitap. Hoffmann'谋n hikayecili臒i, aristokrasi ve burjuvazi aras谋ndaki s谋n谋f 莽at谋艧malar谋n谋 baz alarak yaratt谋臒谋 karakterler sayesinde dans ediyor. Kendi m眉zisyen kimli臒ini de kitaba yans谋t谋yor, kedi Murr ve Orkestra 艦efi Kreisler'i m眉zikle i莽 i莽e yarat谋yor.

Kitab谋 bitiri艧imin, Kedi Murr'un hayata g枚zlerini kapad谋臒谋 g眉ne denk gelmesi de ayr谋 bir g眉l眉mseme yaratt谋 bende.

脟ok keyifli bir okuma idi.
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620 reviews132 followers
July 17, 2020
Puikus k奴rinys, kur didel臈 i拧mintis slepiasi po ironijos patalu. Labai skanu ir smagu skaityti!
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Author听26 books183 followers
November 26, 2016
Always a fan of E.T.A. Hoffmann I was not disappointed by this tale of a self aware cat and his journey through life. Though not as compelling as The Tales of Hoffmann there was a lot to recommend this work of Fabulist Satire. Though considered his masterpiece, I found the Tales of Hoffmann more enjoyable -- but this is a personal choice and not meant to be read for an objective statement.

Essentially, it is the story of the self-taught cat Tomcat Murr who has written is own autobiography which, because of a printer's error, has caused his story to be spliced with the biography of the composer Johannes Kreisler -- in some ways Hoffmann's book is almost postmodern...in the same way that The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy is almost postmodern. So much for postmodernism.

Murr and Kreisler are polar opposites in temperament and this allows Hoffmann to play with the fantastic, the ridiculous and the sublime at almost the same time. Much of the book is concerned with everyday life and the genius of the work comes within the format of observations and reactions to life.

This satire is one of the most engaging novels of the 19th century.

Highly Recommend -- 4 out of 5 stars.
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173 reviews74 followers
December 3, 2018
M眉zik ele艧tirmenli臒i, yarg谋莽l谋k, memurluk ve m眉zik y枚netmenli臒i yapm谋艧 olan Hoffmann bu roman谋yla Romantik edebiyat谋n mihenk ta艧lar谋ndan birini yaratm谋艧 bence. Yazd谋臒谋 eserler ba艧ta "F谋nd谋kk谋ran" olmak 眉zere pek 莽ok opera ve baleye ilham olmu艧. Kitaba gelecek olursak son derece zeki ve okur-yazarl谋臒a merakl谋 olan kedi Murr'un besteci Kreisler'in notlar谋n谋n 眉zerine kendi ya艧am 枚yk眉s眉n眉 yazmas谋ndan olu艧an bir 莽ifte biyografi. Okurken arada bo艧luklar olmakla birlikte bestecinin garip ya艧am谋ndan par莽alar ve Murr'un inan谋lmaz derecede kibir dolu komik ya艧anm谋艧l谋klar谋 birbirine ge莽iyor ki iki hikayeyi de okumak inan谋lmaz keyifli. 陌ki hikaye de d枚nemin entelekt眉el ve aristokrat 莽evresiyle alay eder bir 艧ekilde abart谋l谋 konu艧malar, d眉艧眉nceler, tepkiler ve karakterlerle dolu. 脰zellikle kedi karakterlerinin, d枚nemin entelekt眉el gruplar谋n谋n komik bir 枚rne臒i oldu臒unu d眉艧眉nd眉m okurken. Alman romantizmine, hatta genel olarak romantizm ak谋m谋na merakl谋 olan okurlar谋n kesinlikle okumas谋n谋 tavsiye ederim.
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Author听1 book56 followers
February 9, 2017
Birinci harika fikir: Bir kediye, insanlar谋 hicveden bir otobiyografi yazd谋rmak. 陌kinci harika fikir: Kedinin yazd谋klar谋 aras谋na bir orkestra 艧efine ait ba艧ka bir biyografinin sayfalar谋n谋n kar谋艧m谋艧 olmas谋, s枚zde yay谋mc谋n谋n bunu fark etmemesi ve romanda iki metnin (c眉mleler yar谋m kalarak) bir arada ilerlemesi.
Bu, muazzam bir roman. G枚rkemi, sadece karma艧谋k kurgusal yap谋s谋ndan de臒il, bu kurgunun sonucunda farkl谋l谋klar aras谋nda keskin ge莽i艧ler yapabilmesinden, komik ile traji臒i, hiciv ile 艧iirselli臒i, mani ile melankoliyi, ba艧谋bo艧 gevezelik ile 眉rk眉t眉c眉 s谋rlar谋 bir araya getirebilmesinden kaynaklan谋yor. Bir de tabii, Hoffmann鈥檃 枚zg眉 o tekinsiz, tuhaf, gizemli atmosferden鈥�

NOT: 脺莽眉nc眉 cildi yazmaya Hoffmann鈥櫮眓 枚mr眉 yetmemi艧, ama bir 枚nemi yok: Zaten parampar莽a bir metne, kim yar谋m kalm谋艧 diyebilir ki!
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Author听10 books199 followers
March 19, 2019
I love everything about this fabulous novel: its tender humor, its wholly original form, its engaging narrative(s), compelling characters, its satire (of other texts, societal conventions, and human foibles in general), as well its many literary homages and avowed inspirations. Also the inspiration this novel must have given authors I love like Gerard de Nerval, Franz Kafka, and so many other fabulously fringy writers is inestimable. Murr is original and delightful, both important and a great read, even if its interrupted ending--first because of the death of the author's cat, and then the author's own demise--leave it a tad frustratingly unfinished at only two volumes. This is particularly sad since the novel is so damned good. I couldn't stem my disappointment in not having at least one, even two, more volumes to enjoy. Although, well, it kinda works as is too. It's interesting to imagine one's own ending to Kreisler's convoluted story. I'm gonna opt for comedy and say it ends with Julia marrying the right guy, as genially mad as he is.
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546 reviews110 followers
April 14, 2020
Ich mag Hoffmann sehr! Aber keine Katzen. :-( Immerhin hat Hoffmann mit seiner Idee viele Nachahmer gefunden. Sein "Kater" ist also literaturtheoretisch hoch interessant, aber als Lekt眉re doch eher m眉de.
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6 reviews10 followers
December 19, 2019
Pont egy h贸napig olvastam 鈥� igen, nehezen ment. Sokszor 茅reztem t煤l kesze-kusz谩nak, f艖leg az elej茅n; m茅g ma sem teljesen tiszta, hogy is volt az az 眉nnep茅ly, de ez nyilv谩n az 茅n saram. Azt谩n n茅ha untatott a cikorny谩s megfogalmaz谩s, b谩r n茅ha meg is nevettetett. Tetszett az 枚tlet, hogy egy macska miket 铆rhat, hogy t枚ltheti mindennapjait, de tetszett a m疟v茅sz boh茅mkod谩sa is, viszont a t煤l茅rz茅keny n艖k, a naivs谩guk, stb. most szat铆r谩ban sem mondanak nekem semmi 煤jat.
Sz贸val 茅rdekes egyveleg sz谩momra a k枚nyv: tetszett a form谩ja, de, b谩r kar谩csony k枚zeleg, ez a k枚tet most nem adott nekem semmit.
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26 reviews
February 7, 2009
I've been wanting to read this book ever since I read a collection of ETA Hoffmann's stories 2 years ago-ish. So far it is as enjoyable as I had hoped and expected it to be.

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After finishing: I must say after the initial novelty of the form, characters and setting wore off, I didn't enjoy this book all that much and it was a struggle to see it through to the end. My main criticisms: The Kreisler plot is so convoluted and every time it begins to pick up, a Murr chapter breaks the momentum. Murr's plot and voice didn't do all that much for me either. Also, Hoffmann's digressions about music and the arts and constant references to the hot composers and playwrights of his day were prety tiresome. The book interests me as a curiosity in that it represents one of the earliest forays into anthropomorphized animal writing for adults I've ever heard of. I have to give it credit for being such a surreal read, as well, although in remaining true to the tendency of dreams to have no clear beginnings, middles, or ends, its conclusion left me prety much--to use one of Hoffmann's favorite words--vexed.
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December 3, 2022
D眉nya Klasikleri Okuma Kul眉b眉n眉n Kas谋m ay谋 kitab谋yd谋 Kedi Murr鈥檜n D眉nya G枚r眉艧眉. Ad谋yla daha 枚nce de dikkatimi 莽eken bir kitapt谋 o y眉zden okuma f谋rsat谋 yakalamak g眉zel oldu. Bence a臒谋r bir klasik. Tarz olarak okumas谋 a艧谋r谋 kolay de臒il. Kitab谋n bir par莽as谋n谋 kedi Murr鈥檜n hayat谋 bir par莽as谋 Kreisler ad谋ndaki orkestra 艧efinin hayat谋n谋 olu艧turmakta. 2 karakter aras谋ndaki ge莽i艧ler de keskin yap谋ld谋臒谋ndan birden hikayenin sona erip ba艧ka bir olaya ge莽ilmesi yorucu oluyor. Ben d眉z bir okuma yolu se莽mi艧tim ancak 枚nce Murr鈥檜n sonra Kreisler鈥櫮眓 k谋s谋mlar谋 da okunabilirmi艧. Muhtemelen b枚ylesi daha s眉r眉kleyici olacakt谋r. Ben Murr鈥檜n hayat谋n谋 okumaktan b眉y眉k bir keyif ald谋m ancak Kreisler鈥櫮� okumas谋 hi莽 keyifli de臒ildi. Bu y眉zden onun k谋s谋mlar谋na Murr鈥檃 verdi臒im 枚zeni g枚steremedim. E臒er sadece Murr anlat谋lsa ve novella olarak k谋salt谋lsa e臒lenceli bir klasik olurmu艧 ama farkl谋 bir tarza sahip oldu臒undan edebiyatta 枚nemli bir yer edinebilmi艧.
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666 reviews171 followers
June 18, 2018
This was an initially fun read--I love the concept of a cat's autobiography spliced with a human Kapellmeister's shuffled biography, which the cat supposedly found in the wastepaper basket and wrote on the back of. The cat Murr, as are most cats, is very full of himself and his scholarly, poetical abilities and enjoys namedropping constantly in a hilarious manner. The Kapellmeister Kriesler, however, is supposedly a thinly disguised version of the author Hoffman himself, and his story becomes convoluted in the second half and ended up being a real chore to get though.
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April 21, 2024
esse livro muito me fez lembrar de uma gata frajolinha que eu encontrava quando ia andando pra fflch. espero muito que ainda hoje ela esteja bem. muitas beijocas pra ela
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572 reviews37 followers
February 16, 2022
驴y si los animales dom茅sticos hablaran? El Gato Murr no ser铆a nadie鈥�

De que va este libro, el cual lleva un t铆tulo extra largo, pero bien podr铆a acortase a El gato Murr. El libro cuenta la historia de un gato educado y con pensamientos propios, los cuales, a trav茅s de tiempo, como bien dice el autor del libro, fue forjando cuando comienza a examinar libros y art铆culos en el estudio de su due帽o, el maestro Abraham, y m谩s luego se embarca en la caligraf铆a obtenida del manual compilado de Hilmar Curas. Un libro que fue publicado por primera vez en dos vol煤menes en 1820-1822 y con el intento de un tercer volumen el cual no cuajo.

Un texto que, en la medida de lo posible, cuando el gato hace uso de la palabra para expresar su narrativa sobre el mundo y los que lo componen, de manera graciosa hace una cr铆tica de las convenciones sociales y educadas. El editor se帽ala que 'a ese inteligente, bien educado, filos贸fico y po茅tico gato Murr le fue arrebatado por la amarga Muerte [...] despu茅s de una breve, pero grave enfermedad' sin completar sus memorias: 'Un genio que madura temprano puede nunca prospera por mucho tiempo: o declina, en el anticl铆max, para convertirse en una mediocridad sin car谩cter ni intelecto [鈥 o no vive hasta una edad avanzada禄.

芦驴El andar erguido sobre dos pies es algo tan grande que la especie que se llama a s铆 misma humana pueda pensarse que tiene dominio sobre todos nosotros, que, con un equilibrio m谩s seguro, andamos a cuatro patas? Pero ya s茅: se piensan que esto que, dicen, est谩 en su cabeza y que ellos llaman la raz贸n es algo grande. No soy capaz de imaginarme bien qu茅 es lo que ellos entienden con esta palabra, pero de algo s铆 que no tengo duda: si, por lo que puedo deducir de determinados discursos de mi amo y protector, la raz贸n no es otra cosa que la capacidad de actuar de un modo consciente y de no hacer tonter铆as, yo no me cambio por ning煤n ser humano. Una cosa creo, y es que la conciencia es s贸lo algo a lo que uno se acostumbra; en cambio, llegamos a la vida y pasamos por ella sin que nosotros mismos sepamos c贸mo禄.

Un gato que se dio el lujo de componer grandes obras maestras como un tratado pol铆tico titulado Ratoneras y su influencia en el car谩cter y los logros de la raza felina, la tragedia Cawdallor, rey de las ratas y la "novela filos贸fica y did谩ctica del sentimiento" Pensamiento e intuici贸n, o, Gato y perro. Su forjado narrativo de su educaci贸n sentimental; cuando tiene un encuentro emocional con su madre perdida hace mucho tiempo, el disfrute de una amistad ilustrativa con Ponto. Su historia de amor con la encantadora Miesmies, que llega a un abrupto final cuando ella se enamora de los halagos de un veterano de guerra, un fanfarr贸n gato atigrado a rayas que luce la Orden del Tocino Quemado por su valor en librar a una despensa de ratones. El amigo de Murr, el gato negro Muzius, que abre los ojos a la traici贸n, pero Murr sale peor. Momento en su narraci贸n cuando se enamora de su propia hija, y si no es por uno de compa帽ero que lo trae a la tierra sigue su camino, pero este le advierte que es su hija. Y qu茅 decir, del amante de su amo, Murr describ铆a todo lo que pasaba en esa casa鈥�.

Es un libro interesante, donde el autor emplea muy bien la s谩tira a trav茅s de este felino para dejarle caer algunas cascaritas de verdades a aquella sociedad, con un humor que pasa las barreras culturales. Hoffmann bien emplea la polaridad entre Murr y Kreisler, lo cual juega muy bien con lo fant谩stico, lo rid铆culo y lo sublime casi al mismo tiempo.

芦Pero el hecho de que yo hallara rimas me demostr贸 una vez m谩s la superioridad de mi especie en comparaci贸n con la humana, porque, como se sabe, con la palabra hombre no rima nada, por lo cual, como ya ha observado alg煤n dramaturgo bromista, el hombre es un animal que no rima禄
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December 20, 2023
"The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr" by E.T.A. Hoffmann is an unconventional and whimsical literary work that intertwines the autobiography of a self-taught tomcat, Murr, with a fragmented biography of the fictional composer Johannes Kreisler. Published in the early 19th century, this novel is a quirky blend of satire, philosophy, and metafiction. Let's jump into this bizarre tale of a cat with literary aspirations. 馃惐馃摎

Pros: 馃愤

- Innovative Structure: Hoffmann's approach of mixing two different narratives is truly original. The interplay between Murr's autobiographical scribblings and Kreisler's biography creates a unique reading experience. 馃摉鉁傦笍

- Humor and Satire: The novel is filled with witty observations and satirical takes on various aspects of society, art, and human nature. Murr鈥檚 pompous yet endearing narrative style provides many laughs. 馃槀

- Rich Literary Quality: Hoffmann's writing is imaginative and eloquent. The novel is a fine example of Romantic literature, rich in allegory and symbolic complexity. 馃尮馃摐

Cons: 馃憥

- Challenging Read: The unconventional structure and dense literary references can make this a challenging book to follow. It demands a patient and attentive reader. 馃

- Fragmented Narrative: The intertwining stories can sometimes feel disjointed, making the narrative hard to follow and potentially diminishing the overall cohesiveness of the plot. 馃攢

- Outdated Social Contexts: Given its early 19th-century origins, some of the social and cultural references might feel outdated or less relevant to modern readers. 馃暟锔�

Rating:猸愨瓙猸愨瓙

I鈥檇 give "The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr" a 4 out of 5 stars. It鈥檚 a fascinating and imaginative work, offering a unique blend of humor and literary experimentation, though its complexity and archaic references might not be for everyone.

Reading Suggestions:

If you were intrigued by Hoffmann's imaginative and satirical narrative, you might enjoy:

- "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov 鈥� A satirical novel with fantastical elements, exploring the absurdities of Soviet society.

- "Gargantua and Pantagruel" by Fran莽ois Rabelais 鈥� A series of novels that combine humor, satire, and the grotesque, much like Hoffmann鈥檚 work.

- "Chantilly" by Savior Sullivan 鈥� For a modern exploration of unique characters and imaginative storytelling.

In "The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr," E.T.A. Hoffmann offers a playful, satirical, and intellectually stimulating tale that defies conventional storytelling, making it a curious and intriguing read for those who enjoy literary adventures outside the ordinary.
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