Titolo «Der Sandmann» (1817) di E.T.A. Hoffman: un racconto di tanatofobia Periodico Strumenti critici Anno: 2023 - Volume: 162 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 221 - Pagina finale: 236
E.T.A. Hofmann’s short story The Sandman (1817) has been interpreted from various perspectives, which are all valuable and integrate one another. This essay suggests a further reading by identifying the death anguish as the main thread of the story, which even explains other motifs such as the double and narcissism. Only suicide as a drastic assertion of individualism can release the protagonist Nathanael from his thanatophobia